# Accident 20080125831359A: Piper PA28R200, York, SC, January 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: York, SC
- Airport: York
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0319° N, 81.2528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0319&lon=-81.2528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1939T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1939T-2008-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080125831359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ROCKHILL, SC ON A VFR FLIGHT TO ASHVILLE, NC. TWENTY MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD A "CLUNK" AND THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND NOTICED SOME SMOKE. THE PILOT CONTACTED CHARLOTTE APPROACH AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. HE TURNED TOWARD THE YORK AIRPORT, WHICH IS A PRIVATE AIRPORT AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 25 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY ON THE EAST SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A SOUTHWEST HEADING. THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO RECEIVE DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE COWLING. BOTH WINGS RECEIVED DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND HIS WIFE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 NYC08LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA086), Jan 25, 2008: Piper PA-28-R200 (N1939T), York, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to improper welding of the crankcase, which resulted in fatigue failure of the through-studs and a subsequent separation of the number two cylinder. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N1939T (1)

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

- [Incident 19870617052939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870617052939I), Jun 17, 1987: Piper PA28R200 (N1939T), Casper, WY, Minor damage. The engine lost power. The aircraft landed safely. The number two connecting rod bolts had failed.

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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