# Accident 20100909046479A: Piper PA-28-161, Niles, MI, September 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2010, 12:49 local time
- Place: Niles, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8672° N, 86.2969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8672&lon=-86.2969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3560B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3560B-2011-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA531) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100909046479A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE DUE TO A  MECHANICAL INTERRUPTION DURING CRUISE FLIGHT RESULTING IN A FORCED LANDING. ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED PARTIAL DESENTIGRATION OF INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE LIFTER BODIES IN CYLINDER #3. CYLINDER #4 EXHAUST LIFTER BODY ENTIRELY DESENTIGRATED WHILE THE #4 INTAKE LIFTER BODY WAS PARTIALLY DESENTIGRATED.

## 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 CEN10LA531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA531), Sep 9, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N3560B), Buchanan, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the engine's No. 3 and No. 4 cylinder valve lifters for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a total 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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