# NTSB CHI69A0049: Piper PA-28, N8998J, Bucyrus, OH, November 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1968
- Place: Bucyrus, OH · BUCYRUS, OH
- Location: 40.8051° N, 82.9716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bucyrus, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8051&lon=-82.9716&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69A0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3534   68/11/9   BUCYRUS,OHIO        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1034
        TIME - 1315                    N8998J              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT BUCYRUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXHAUST VALVE NO.2 CYL FAILED. PLT SELECTED CORN FLD,WITH AFLD AND MORE SUITABLE FLDS NEARBY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8998J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8998J), registered now, S/N 28-3022, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Bucyrus

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.

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