SERS · PIPER PA28R · 2017-02-19 · Bayonne, NJ, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA17LA110
Event ID
20170219X40644
Type
Accident
Date
2017-02-19
Location
Bayonne, NJ, USA
Coordinates
40.668609, -74.114166
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA28R
Registration
N15745
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Maintenance personnel’s incorrect installation of the No. 3 cylinder’s hydraulic valve tappet plunger, which resulted in a failure of the No. 3 cylinder’s intake valve and the subsequent partial loss of engine power.