# Incident 19880807037099I: Piper PA28140, Disputanta, VA, August 7, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1988, 16:00 local time
- Place: Disputanta, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1236° N, 77.2249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Disputanta, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1236&lon=-77.2249&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6379W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6379W-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807037099I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ROUGH ENGINE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. NR4 CYLINDER HAD LOST COMPRESSION SUSPECT INTAKE VALVE.

## Other reports on N6379W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770905025839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770905025839A), Sep 5, 1977: Piper PA28140 (N6379W), New Florence, PA, Substantial damage. #3 Exhaust valve head broken. Noss gear failed after hitting dip.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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