# Incident 19880807042259I: Piper PA28180, Ozark, AR, August 7, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1988, 14:35 local time
- Place: Ozark, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5020° N, 93.8484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozark, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5020&lon=-93.8484&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9270J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9270J-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 40 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807042259I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOSING POWER SO PIC MADE EMERGENCY LANDING OFF AIRPORT. FOUND CRACKED NR2 CYLINDER AND BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.

## Other reports on N9270J (2)

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

- [Accident 19920515021519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920515021519A), May 15, 1992: Piper PA28180 (N9270J), Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Failed to flare landing in quartering tailwind. Was advised wind favored 14 but chose 20. Airliner landing on 14.
- [Incident 19900826062359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826062359I), Aug 26, 1990: Piper PA28180 (N9270J), Springfield, MO. Pilot landed at airport without power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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