# NTSB CHI80FEG22: Piper PA-28, N7524W, Germantown, OH, September 7, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1980
- Place: Germantown, OH · GERMANTOWN, OH
- Location: 39.6325° N, 84.3645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Germantown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6325&lon=-84.3645&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128915
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2472   80/9/7  NR.GERMANTOWN,OH      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 68, 1028
        TIME - 1240                    N7524W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 936 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLETOWN,OH               LIMA,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NUMBER TWO ROD HAD FLAYED OVER THE CYLINDER SKIRT AND LOCKED UP ENGINE.BEARING DISINTEGRATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7524W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7524W-1993-05-14), registration cancelled 1993-05-14, S/N 281442 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

## 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 19800907041499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800907041499A), Sep 7, 1980: Piper PA28180, Germantown, OH, Substantial damage. Engine quit enroute due to rod and bearing failure. Overshot mowed wheat field. Went into soy beans, nosed over

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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