# Accident 19800212002429A: Piper PA28R200, Sherman, IL, February 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1980, 09:35 local time
- Place: Sherman, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8851° N, 89.6069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sherman, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8851&lon=-89.6069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4620J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,006 total, 214 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEV14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800212002429A

## Narrative

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

OIL ON WINDSHIELD, ENGINE SEIZED. HIT WIRE LANDING IN FIELD. FOUND BROKE CRANKSHAFT, LOOSE ACCESSORY CASE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI80FEV14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV14), Feb 12, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N4620J), Sherman, IL, substantial damage

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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