# Incident 19800506044809I: Piper PA28R180, Manhattan, KS, May 6, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Manhattan, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1883° N, 96.6059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manhattan, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1883&lon=-96.6059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7603J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7603J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 40 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/19800506044809I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO LOSS OF OIL. PROP GOVERNOR OIL LIGHT WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING.

## Other reports on N7603J (1)

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

- [Incident 19781204022039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204022039I), Dec 4, 1978: Piper PA28R180 (N7603J), Ponca City, OK, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after touchdown. Pilot said the gear indicated safe. No mechanical defects found.

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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