# Accident 19920914041119A: Piper PA25235, Powellsville, NC, September 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1992, 13:00 local time
- Place: Powellsville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZAIA
- Location: 36.2303° N, 76.9003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2303&lon=-76.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6953Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6953Z-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,411 total, 307 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920914041119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED MANEUVERING FOR SWATH RUN. NR1 CYLINDER FAILED AFTER SWALLOWING. 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 ATL92LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA184), Sep 14, 1992: Piper PA-25-235 (N6953Z), Powellsville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NO.1 EXHAUST VALVE.

## Other reports on N6953Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19830816042879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830816042879A), Aug 16, 1983: Piper PA25235 (N6953Z), Baxley, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with trees during emergency landing after cockpit filled with smoke during ag operation.

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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