# Incident 19810523043569I: Piper J5A, Ridgeville, IN, May 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ridgeville, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2916° N, 85.0286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgeville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2916&lon=-85.0286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30773, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30773) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 1 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/19810523043569I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. MAINTENANCE FOUND MAGNETOS HAD EXTREMELY LOW SPARK.

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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