41.2376° N, 86.2532° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Argos, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 1, 1980 · 06:50 local
Place
Argos, IN
Phase of flight
Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N32858
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
330 total30 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.
After simulated forced landing, engine failed to respond. Plugs fouled due to oil from unseated rings.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER SIMULATED FORCED LANDING, ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. PLUGS FOULED DUE TO OIL FROM UNSEATED RINGS.