# Incident 19940224016629I: Piper PA32300, February 24, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1994, 18:00 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PIVA
- Aircraft: N1256H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1256H-1998-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940224016629I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ROUGH AFTER TAKEOFF. FORCED LANDING ON TINIAN ISLAND. NR6 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY FAILED AT MOUNTING FLANGE.

## Other reports on N1256H (1)

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

- [Accident 19971126043249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971126043249A), Nov 26, 1997: Piper PA32300 (N1256H), Obyan, Northern Mariana Islands, Destroyed. Pilot reported left side engine cylinders seperated on a maintenance test flight for engine vibrations. Ditched. (.4)the pilot was conducting a maintenance…

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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