# NTSB LAX81FUJ49: Piper PA-28R, N666QP, Goodyear, AZ, April 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1981
- Place: Goodyear, AZ · GOODYEAR, AZ
- Location: 33.4353° N, 112.3582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodyear, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4353&lon=-112.3582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1363  81/4/13    GOODYEAR,AZ         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 650
        TIME - 1550                    N666QP              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,CA                PEORIA,AZ
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO 3 EXHAUST VLV,PN 639283,FAILED.LNDD IN FLD W EARTH BERMS OBSCD BY CROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N666QP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial 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 19810413015879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810413015879A), Apr 13, 1981: Piper PA28RT201T, Goodyear, AZ, Substantial damage. Rough engine, power loss. Struck dirt mounds in barley field on forced landing. Found broken exhaust valves.

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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