# Accident 19910903038419A: Piper PA28R200, Redwood City, CA, September 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1991, 19:15 local time
- Place: Redwood City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4007° N, 122.2907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4007&lon=-122.2907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2080T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2080T-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 492 total, 393 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910903038419A

## Narrative

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

THREW A ROD EN ROUTE. ENGINE SEIZED, OIL ON WINDSHIELD.CRASH LANDED. CONNECTING ROD CAP FAILED. 400 HOUR REMAIN ENG

## 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 LAX91LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA382), Sep 4, 1991: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2080T), Redwood City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER TWO CONNECTING ROD AND ROD CAP DUE TO AN ENGINE OVERSPEED CONDITION WHICH THE RODS AND ROD CAPS WERE EXPOSED AT SOME UNDETERMINED HISTORICAL POINT.

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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