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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Titusville, FL · July 6, 2026

Date: July 6, 2026 · 09:58 local
Place: Titusville, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1968T
Reported as: Piper PA-32-300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1A5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N1968TRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-40376 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

privacy data omitted Incident 7/6/2026

Aircraft departed from boca raton kbct at 08:51 enroute to jekyll island 09J. Pilot reported a sudden loss of power while at cruise power over cape canaveral at FL 8500’.

Pilot declared an emergency and landed at Titusville ktix at 10:03 without incident.

Maintenance inspected aircraft and determined loss of power was due to #2-cylinder broken exhaust valve.

Maintenance records reveal aircraft is within annual inspection as of December 15, 2025. Engine tsmoh-2244.21. Evaluated aircraft with msat-b, no issues.

Evaluated pilot with msat-a, no issues.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT 7/6/2026

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM BOCA RATON KBCT AT 08:51 ENROUTE TO JEKYLL ISLAND 09J. PILOT REPORTED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE AT CRUISE POWER OVER CAPE CANAVERAL AT FL 8500’.

PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT TITUSVILLE KTIX AT 10:03 WITHOUT INCIDENT.

MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED LOSS OF POWER WAS DUE TO #2-CYLINDER BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.

MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEAL AIRCRAFT IS WITHIN ANNUAL INSPECTION AS OF DECEMBER 15, 2025. ENGINE TSMOH-2244.21. EVALUATED AIRCRAFT WITH MSAT-B, NO ISSUES.

EVALUATED PILOT WITH MSAT-A, NO ISSUES.