# Accident 19850620026549A: Piper PA28180, Orleans, IN, June 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1985, 12:35 local time
- Place: Orleans, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6600° N, 86.4497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6600&lon=-86.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7750N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7750N-1985-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 297 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEX03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850620026549A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN CORN FIELD AFTER LOUD NOISE AND ENGINE QUIT. NR 3 CONNECTING ROD BROKEN, METAL THRU ENGINE.

## 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 CHI85FEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEX03), Jun 20, 1985: Piper PA-28-180 (N7750N), Orleans, IN, substantial damage

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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