# NTSB CHI74FEC11: Piper PA-28R, N2944R, Tecumseh, MI, September 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1973
- Place: Tecumseh, MI · TECUMSEH, MI
- Location: 42.0061° N, 83.9445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tecumseh, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0061&lon=-83.9445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEC11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2353   73/9/1    TECUMSEH,MICH       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 181
        TIME - 1245                    N2944R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEYERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TECUMSEH,MICH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WARPED
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NR 2 CYL INTAKE VALVE FOUND BURNED AND WARPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2944R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2944R-2022-12-03), registration cancelled 2022-12-03, S/N 28R-35338, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meyers

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730901026999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730901026999A), Sep 1, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Tecumseh, MI, Substantial damage. Nr 2 cyl intake valve found burned and warped.

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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