# Accident 19940910026179A: Piper PA24250, North Anson, ME, September 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1994, 13:00 local time
- Place: North Anson, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8639° N, 69.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Anson, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8639&lon=-69.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55GV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55GV-1995-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,808 total, 3 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940910026179A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION. OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD. LANDED BLIND INTO FIELD AND TREES. NR2 CYLINDER SEPARATED. UNDER TORQUED STUDS.

## 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 NYC94LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA174), Sep 10, 1994: Piper PA-24-250 (N55GV), North Anson, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadequately installed cylinder mounting stud nuts, by the engine overhaul facility, which resulted in the separation of the number two cylinder and the subsequent forced landing.

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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