# Incident 19801010088639I: Piper PA28R200, Elkton, KY, October 10, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1980, 16:45 local time
- Place: Elkton, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8161° N, 87.1611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkton, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8161&lon=-87.1611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56094, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56094-2002-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 600 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/19801010088639I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. FOUND SHIMMY DAMPER INTERFERRING WITH OIL DRAIN, RESULTING IN LOSS OF OIL.

## Other reports on N56094 (1)

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

- [Accident 19991008045979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991008045979A), Oct 8, 1999: Piper PA28R200 (N56094), Berlin, MD, No damage. (-23) The aircraft struck a wire shile attempting an emergency landing on a road construction site following the failure of the engine.

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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