# Accident 19950715022799A: Piper PA28140, Statesville, NC, July 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1995, 10:40 local time
- Place: Statesville, NC
- Airport: Statesville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7795° N, 80.8798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7795&lon=-80.8798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9908W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9908W-2013-10-28) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 361 total, 354 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950715022799A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT.DESCENDED INTO TREES. NR4 CYLINDER CRACKED BETWEEN VALVES. 203 HRS SINCE LAST ANNUAL.

## 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 ATL95LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA135), Jul 15, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N9908W), Statesville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A CRACKED CYLINDER THAT RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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