# Incident 19890918064739I: Piper PA28180, Blaine, IL, September 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: Blaine, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4470° N, 88.8032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4470&lon=-88.8032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7114W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7114W) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 14 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890918064739I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTION. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. NR4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE ASSEMBLY BROKE.

## Other reports on N7114W (1)

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

- [Incident 19900622031339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622031339I), Jun 22, 1990: Piper PA28180 (N7114W), Grants, NM, Minor damage. Engine quit in flight. Forced landing on a road. Found a broken crankcase. Connector rod failed.

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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