# Accident 19800705024929A: Piper PA28160, Lacon, IL, July 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1980, 20:00 local time
- Place: Lacon, IL
- Airport: Marshall Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0188° N, 89.3858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARSHALL COUNTY (C75), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0188&lon=-89.3858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5796W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5796W-1989-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,527 total, 205 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705024929A

## Narrative

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

HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TAKEOFF OVER GROSS WEIGHT & ONE MAG OUT. UNABLE TO CLIMB. HIGH SINK RATE TO IMPACT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5796W (1)

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

- [Accident 19820821040739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821040739A), Aug 21, 1982: Piper PA28160 (N5796W), Knox, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted during emergency landing after engine quit due to fuel contamination.

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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