# Incident 20031121035889I: Piper PA28140, Niagara Falls, NY, November 21, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2003, 15:35 local time
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0928° N, 79.0147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niagara Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0928&lon=-79.0147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6910W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6910W-2019-09-06) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031121035889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 21, 2003 AT 1535 EST A PIPER PA-28-140, N6910W DURING CRUISE FLIGHT LOST ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT TRIED TO REACH THE NIAGARA FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BUT AS HE GOT CLOSER, DECIDED HE COULD NOT MAKE IT. HE CHOSE A VACANT PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE AIRPORT AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSPECTOR ON SCENE CHECKED THE FUEL QUANTITY AND THE TANKS WERE HALF FULL AND NO OTHER VISIBLE DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED ACROSS THE STREET TO THE AIRPORT AND SECURED IN ITS HANGAR. (-23 AMENDMENT) AFTER A MORE COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE #3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKE APART AND THAT CAUSED THE POWER LOSS.

## Other reports on N6910W (1)

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

- [Accident 19780904027569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904027569A), Sep 4, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N6910W), Dexter, ME, Substantial damage

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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