# Accident 19891105044309A: Piper PA28181, Laurel, MD, November 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1989, 14:19 local time
- Place: Laurel, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0892° N, 76.8508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0892&lon=-76.8508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47759, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47759-1990-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891105044309A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS AFTER DEPARTURE. TRIED RETURN. TOO HIGH FIRST TRY. ENGINE QUIT. HIT WIRES. HAD SWALLOWED A NR3 CYL VALVE

## 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 BFO90FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA008), Nov 5, 1989: Piper PA-28-181 (N47759), Laurel, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOST OF ENGINE POWER CAUSED BY MATERIAL FAILURE OF THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE. THE FAILURE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE.

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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