# Accident 19941231043429A: Piper PA28161, Lakeland, FL, December 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1994, 18:20 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4300S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4300S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 894 total, 114 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941231043429A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED HIWAY MEDIAN. NR1 CYLINDER VALVE INTAKE SPRING FAILED DUE FATIGUE.

## 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 MIA95LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA051), Dec 31, 1994: Piper PA-28-161 (N4300S), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE NO.1 VALVE SPRING THAT JAMMED THE INTAKE VALVE OPEN RESULTING IN PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N4300S (1)

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

- [Accident 19990923045889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990923045889A), Sep 23, 1999: Piper PA28161 (N4300S), Covington, GA, No damage. (-23) On a flight from orlando, FL. To peachtree dekalb airport in atlanta, GA, pilot miscalculated fuel burn, ran out of fuel over Covington, GA, and landed…

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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