# Accident 19961231043629A: Piper PA28R201T, Raton, NM, December 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1996, 13:50 local time
- Place: Raton, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8807° N, 104.4391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8807&lon=-104.4391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40437, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40437-1999-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 213 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961231043629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED ROUGH PASTURE. SEPARATING LANDING GEAR NR2 CYL EXHAUST ROCKER ARM SEPARATED.

## 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 FTW97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA077), Dec 31, 1996: Piper PA-28R-201T (N40437), Raton, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the exhaust rocker arm retaining studs due to over torquing of the attachment bolts by maintenance personnel during installation. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced…

## Other reports on N40437 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970102046769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970102046769A), Jan 2, 1997: N40437, Raton, NM, No damage. (-23) On December 31 1996, at 1430 MST, a Piper PA-28R-201T, N40437, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Raton, NM. The private pilot and…

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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