# Accident 19810612032849A: Piper PA28140, Syracuse, IN, June 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1981, 19:50 local time
- Place: Syracuse, IN
- Airport: Wawasee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4189° N, 85.6917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAWASEE (4IN9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4189&lon=-85.6917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56459, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56459-1983-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 43 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FET08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810612032849A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI81FET08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET08), Jun 12, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N56459), Syracuse, IN, 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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