TURLOCK, CA, USA
N38458
PIPER PA-28-161
APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO A PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT A NEARBY AIRPORT, WHERE UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A BUSH. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKE. THERE WERE NO OTHER MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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