# NTSB MKC81DCJ03: Piper PA-15, N4196H, Cambridge, NE, November 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1980
- Place: Cambridge, NE · CAMBRIDGE, NE
- Location: 40.2843° N, 100.1658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cambridge, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2843&lon=-100.1658&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2937  80/11/24   CAMBRIDGE,NE        PIPER PA-15         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N4196H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 32, 1891 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            48 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMBRIDGE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMBRIDGE,NE                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS-  4 CYL CRACKED AT BASE,SEPARATED.AVOIDING TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4196H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4196H), registered now, S/N 15-79 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-15
- Registry model: [Piper PA-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (registry code 7101502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cambridge Muni

## 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 19801124072049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801124072049A), Nov 24, 1980: Piper PA15, Cambridge, NE, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Crash-landed off airport. Found broken 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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