# Accident 20091102050769A: Piper PA-28-180, Coldwater, MI, November 2, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Coldwater, MI
- Airport: Branch Co.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9333° N, 85.0522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9333&lon=-85.0522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8364W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8364W-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091102050769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS OPERATING VFR ENROUTE FROM PTK TO CMI. PILOT STATED THAT OIL TEMP WAS HIGH AND THEN THE ENGINE FAILED.PILOT ALSO STATED AIRCRAFT WAS ON A HEADING OF 240 AT 2500 FT. WHEN ENGINE STOPPED. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A TREE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD CONTINUED INTO PHONE WIRES AND A FRONT YARD WEST OF ROAD.

## 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 CEN10LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA037), Nov 2, 2009: Piper PA-28-180 (N8364W), Coldwater, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the separation of the No. 4 piston connecting rod as a result of inadequate torque of the connecting rod bolt.

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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