# NTSB IAD80FID17: Piper PA-22, N6170D, Easterville, VA, April 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Case · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1980
- Place: Easterville, VA · EASTERVILLE, VA
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FID17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FID17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0681  80/4/20    EASTERVILLE,VA      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 169
        TIME - 1500                    N6170D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TANGIER ISLAND,VA           CHESAPEAKE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- #3 EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6170D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6170D-1983-05-13), registration cancelled 1983-05-13, S/N 22-4817 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane

## 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 19800420009659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420009659A), Apr 20, 1980: Piper PA22150, Eastville, VA, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Landed in plowed field. Nosed over. Exhaust valve failed. Began destruction of cylinder.

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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