# Incident 19900326010969I: Piper PA28201T, Tappahannock, VA, March 26, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1990, 13:45 local time
- Place: Tappahannock, VA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9104° N, 76.8672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tappahannock, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9104&lon=-76.8672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2237Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2237Z-1991-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-201T (registry code 7102819, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28201T
- Reported engine: CONT IO360F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 493 total, 160 in this make and model, 284 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900326010969I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. FOUND CONNECTNG ROD COMING LOOSE INSIDE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N2237Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19871015063799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871015063799I), Oct 15, 1987: Piper PA28201T (N2237Z), Englewood, CO. Smoke entered the cockpit at level off. Off airport landing. Oil pressure line leaking onto turbocharger.

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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