# Incident 19780315016209I: Piper PA28140, Ft Wayne, IN, March 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1978, 08:37 local time
- Place: Ft Wayne, IN
- Airport: Baer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6391R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6391R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 550 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780315016209I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE LOSING POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT UNABLE TO MAKE AIRPORT. AIRPLANE OVER-WEIGHT & OUT OF ANNUAL.

## Other reports on N6391R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970907025749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907025749A), Sep 7, 1997: Piper PA28140 (N6391R), Grant, MI, Substantial damage. Impacted on sod runway. (.4)the pilot said that he lined up on the runway for landing on runway 09 and 'I was focusing on landing on the end of the runway and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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