# Incident 19850728045329I: Piper PA32260, North Conway, NH, July 28, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: North Conway, NH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0357° N, 71.1172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Conway, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0357&lon=-71.1172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5585J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5585J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,650 total, 0 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850728045329I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MADE A NOISE AND OIL IMMEDIATELY COVERED WINDSHIELD. LANDED IN FIELD. CONNECTING RODS HAD FAILED.

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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