# Accident 19910615022239A: Piper STCPA12, Conway, SC, June 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1991, 13:36 local time
- Place: Conway, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7900° N, 79.1507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7900&lon=-79.1507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2GV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2GV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,293 total, 1,581 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910615022239A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. DROPPED BANNER. OVERSHOT FAIRWAY INTO TREES ON FORCED LANDING. BROKEN EXHAUST 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 ATL91LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA112), Jun 15, 1991: Piper PA-12 (N2GV), Conway, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER TWO EXHAUST VALVE, WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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