# Incident 20210205003479I: Piper PA-28R-201, St John, WA, February 5, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2021, 10:11 local time
- Place: St John, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0915° N, 117.5887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. John, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0915&lon=-117.5887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43793, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43793) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210205003479I

## Narrative

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

IN CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF ENGINE HAD ROUGHNESS AND LOUD BANG RESULTING IN IN-FLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N43793 (2)

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

- [Accident 20190819013989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190819013989A), Aug 19, 2019: Piper PA-28R-201 (N43793), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he landed normally at about 80 mph and was rolling out when he thought he had a flat tire. Aircraft veered to the right and started skidding.…
- [Accident 19991223044922A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991223044922A), Dec 23, 1999: Piper PA28R201 (N43793), Santa Ana, CA, Substantial damage. (.4)On December 23, 1999, at 1214 hours pacific standard time, a pitts S-2B biplane, N87WA, collided with a Piper PA-28R-201, N43793, while taxiing for takeoff…

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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