# NTSB SEA82FYK05: Piper PA-28R, N3990M, Cheshire, OR, December 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1981
- Place: Cheshire, OR · CHESHIRE, OR
- Location: 44.1901° N, 123.2834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheshire, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1901&lon=-123.2834&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82FYK05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYK05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3181   81/12/4   CHESHIRE,OR         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N3990M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 32, 2227 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            32 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,OR                   TORRANCE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FND NO 1 & NO 2 RODS HAD FAILED,NO 1 ROD CAP HAD SEPD,HOLE IN CRANK CASE NR NO 1 CYL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3990M (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 19811204077549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811204077549A), Dec 4, 1981: Piper PA28R201T, Cheshire, OR, Substantial damage. Engine threw a connecting rod through engine case. Nose gear collapsed on forced landing in rough field.

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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