# Accident 19950513011779A: Piper PA28140, Du Bois, PA, May 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1995, 10:50 local time
- Place: Du Bois, PA
- Airport: Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0209° N, 78.4309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0209&lon=-78.4309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9672W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9672W-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950513011779A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER LANDING. INTAKE VALVES NR2 CYL FAILED. VALVES CORRODED AND PITTED. 13HRS SINCE TBO.

## 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 BFO95LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA053), May 13, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N9672W), Dubois, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of valve springs in the number two engine cylinder which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb. The unsuitable terrain encountered during the subsequent forced…

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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