# Incident 19850119004529I: Piper PA28R200, Duncombe, IA, January 19, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1985, 15:05 local time
- Place: Duncombe, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4698° N, 93.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Duncombe, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4698&lon=-93.9968&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2CL-1992-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 996 total, 739 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850119004529I

## Narrative

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

CRANKCASE VENT PIPE FROZEN OVER. EXCESSIVE OIL PRESSURE FORCED OIL THROUGH CRANKSHAFT FRONT SEAL. LANDED IN FIELD.

## Other reports on N2CL (2)

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

- [Accident 19890102000049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890102000049A), Jan 2, 1989: Piper PA28R200 (N2CL), Indianapolis, IN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Took off into known icing conditions. Found pitot heat switch off after crash and pitot probe ice covered.
- [Accident 19800730031909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730031909A), Jul 30, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N2CL), Humboldt, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to stall on final approach knocking one landing gear off. Later made gear-up landing.

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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