- Date
- February 21, 1982, 08:15 local (14:15 UTC)
- Place
- Marceline, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8424BPiper PA-32R-301T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820221000739A
- Case key
- 71574
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that while cruising at 7000 feet the engine began vibrating, lost power, and eventually stopped. He elected to land in an open field resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. Examination of the engine revealed that the intake valve stem on the #3 cylinder failed. Further metallurgical tests indicated that the valve failed due to excessive hardness in a localized area, resulting in a micro-crack which was the stress riser for the fatigue failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8424B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-301T (PA-32R-301)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R8129093
- Airframe hours
- 175
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-SIAD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kennwth D, Turner
- Registered owner
- Parker/Mccrory/Mfc Co & Twenty
- Departed
- Olathe, KS
- Destination
- Quincy, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 6K1 · Marceline, runway 34, 2,350 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 510 total · 13 in this make and model · 361 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.