# Accident 19810511026649A: Piper PA28235, Highland, IL, May 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Highland, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7704° N, 89.6861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Highland, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7704&lon=-89.6861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49887, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49887-1983-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 270 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FCA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FCA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810511026649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED, CRASHED LANDING DOWNWIND IN A MUDDY FIELD. FOUND LOOSE OIL SCREEN HAD BEEN SECURED BY PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FCA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FCA07), May 11, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N49887), Highland, IL, substantial damage

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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