41.9610° N, 78.6409° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Bradford, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 5, 1978 · 21:51 local
Place
Bradford, PA
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N40386
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Forced landing after engine quit. Suspect crankshaft failure.
As the FAA filed it
FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. SUSPECT CRANKSHAFT FAILURE.