38.7567° N, 94.8210° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Hill, KS, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 11, 1980 · 14:48 local
Place
Spring Hill, KS
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N32803
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
240 total190 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.
Za zg zw forced landing after engine quit. Found loose and damaged crankshaft gear.
As the FAA filed it
ZA ZG ZW FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. FOUND LOOSE AND DAMAGED CRANKSHAFT GEAR.