# Incident 19820413012999I: Piper PA32300, Peru, IN, April 13, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1982, 15:45 local time
- Place: Peru, IN
- Airport: Grissom Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7587° N, 86.0690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peru, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7587&lon=-86.0690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9615C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9615C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 684 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820413012999I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION. OIL ON WINDSHIELD REDUCE POWER. LANDED. PROP BLADE SEPERATED IN FLIGHT. ENGINE ACCESSORY DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N9615C (1)

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

- [Incident 19901122057049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901122057049I), Nov 22, 1990: Piper PA32300 (N9615C), Mullinville, KS, Minor damage. Engine running rough. Oil on windshield. Squawked mode code 7700. Forced landing a field.

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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