# NTSB LAX82FVG06: Piper PA-32, N9292K, Woodland, CA, November 24, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1981
- Place: Woodland, CA · WOODLAND, CA
- Location: 38.6715° N, 121.7505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6715&lon=-121.7505&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123518
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FVG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3004  81/11/24   WOODLAND,CA         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 764
        TIME - 1650                    N9292K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODLAND WATTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOODLAND,CA                 NUT TREE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LARGE CRACK IN NR 5 CYL FM SPARK PLUG HOLE TO COOLING FINS.SMALL CRACKS IN 4 OTR CYLS,SAME AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9292K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodland Watts

## 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 19811124075869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811124075869A), Nov 24, 1981: Piper PA32300, Woodland, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crash-landed on a road. Possible water in fuel and cracked 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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