# Accident 19890618016089A: Piper STCPA28, Albany, OH, June 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1989, 08:24 local time
- Place: Albany, OH
- Airport: Ohio University Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2209° N, 82.1893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2209&lon=-82.1893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40973, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40973-1990-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA28
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 143 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890618016089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED TO RETURN BUT CRASHED IN A PRIVATE YARD. NR4 EXHAUST VALVE HAD SEIZED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI89DEK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEK01), Jun 18, 1989: Piper PA-28 (N40973), Albany, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEIZURE OF THE #4 EXHAUST VALVE AND BENDING OF ITS RESPECTIVE PUSH ROD, WHICH RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: LACK OF A SUITABLE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA,…

## Other reports on N40973 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850310025099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850310025099I), Mar 10, 1985: Piper PA28140 (N40973), Hunting Valley, OH. Partial power loss in flight, safe landing. Part of exhaust valve head was missing.

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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