# Incident 19840711042299I: Piper PA32300, Gretna, NE, July 11, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1984, 20:21 local time
- Place: Gretna, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1279° N, 96.1969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gretna, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1279&lon=-96.1969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8895E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8895E-1989-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 4 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840711042299I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD. FOUND A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT.

## Other reports on N8895E (1)

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

- [Accident 19851212073249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851212073249A), Dec 12, 1985: Piper PA32300 (N8895E), Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Engine suddenly lost power after takeoff. Struck trees during forced landing. Teeth broken on crankshaft drive gear

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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