40.2229° N, 104.8300° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Platteville, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 31, 1985 · 11:19 local
Place
Platteville, CO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N15864
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total35 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine quit and safe landing made in field. Nr 4 connecting rod came through block.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT AND SAFE LANDING MADE IN FIELD. NR 4 CONNECTING ROD CAME THROUGH BLOCK.