# Accident 19840408008829A: Piper PA28R200, Lafayette, IN, April 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1984, 17:45 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Artez
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4204° N, 86.7693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4204&lon=-86.7693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56738, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56738-2013-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 10 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840408008829A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES OFF APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. CLAIMED ENGINE FAILED. ENGINE RAN NORMAL ON POST ACCIDENT TEST.

## 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 CHI84LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA150), Apr 8, 1984: Piper PA-28R-200 (N56738), Lafayette, IN, destroyed

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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