Piper PA-28-151 N41981

Summary

On 30 April 1995 at about 05:20 local time, a Piper PA-28-151 registered N41981 was involved in an accident near Parker, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 April 1995 at 05:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Parker, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Avi Suquilla (P20)

Coordinates

34.0793, -114.2200

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-151

Registration

N41981

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Ana → Lake Havasu Cit

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX95LA175

Nobody was injured.

the failure and separation of the No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve. Darkness was a factor in the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON A NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE ENGINE RPM SUDDENLY DROPPED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. HE SQUAWKED 7700 AND ASKED THE FLIGHT SERVICE TO IDENTIFY THE NEAREST AIRPORT. AS THE PILOT APPROACHED THE AIRPORT, HE MADE A THROTTLE REDUCTION AND THE ENGINE QUIT. HE THEN ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. DURING THE ATTEMPT, HIS LEFT WING GRAZED THE ROOF OF A CAR. A POSTACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HEAD OF THE NO. 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE STEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.