# Incident 19840727045029I: Piper PA32300, Decatur, IL, July 27, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1984, 18:30 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8403° N, 88.9548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8403&lon=-88.9548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1428S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1428S-2015-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 750 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840727045029I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION EN ROUTE.LANDED AT DESTINATION.8 INCHES OF ONE PROPELLER BLADE HAD BROKEN OFF FROM FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N1428S (1)

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

- [Accident 19740428010159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740428010159A), Apr 28, 1974: Piper PA32300 (N1428S), Lock Haven, PA, Substantial damage. Struck power lines strung across susquehanna river. Lines were 100 ft above river surface.

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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