# Incident 19900622031339I: Piper PA28180, Grants, NM, June 22, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Grants, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1542° N, 107.8323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grants, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1542&lon=-107.8323&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 O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 400 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622031339I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD. FOUND A BROKEN CRANKCASE. CONNECTOR ROD FAILED.

## Other reports on N7114W (1)

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

- [Incident 19890918064739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890918064739I), Sep 18, 1989: Piper PA28180 (N7114W), Blaine, IL, Minor damage. Engine malfunction. Forced landing in a field. NR4 cylinder exhaust valve assembly broke.

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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