# Incident 19850802053519I: Piper PA60601P, Indianapolis, IN, August 2, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1985, 07:00 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JESA
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60721, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60721-2000-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 225 in this make and model, 500 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850802053519I

## Narrative

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

OIL TYPE ODOR NOTED DURING DESCENT, PRESSURE DROPPED. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. CRANKCASE WAS CRACKED.

## Other reports on N60721 (3)

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

- [Accident 19980610013159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980610013159A), Jun 10, 1998: Piper PA60601P (N60721), Altoona, PA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Took off VFR into low overcast. Spiral dive ensued. Vertical impact. Burned. Spattal disorientation factor. (.4)shortly after the airplane took off, a witness…
- [Accident 19930830032889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930830032889A), Aug 30, 1993: Piper PA60601P (N60721), Penn Yan, NY, Substantial damage. Distracted by obstructions on final. Stalled short final and struck wires. Dropped to runway.
- [Incident 19841108070819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108070819I), Nov 8, 1984: Piper PA60601P (N60721), Indianapolis, IN. Aircraft veered after touchdown. Exam of scissor on right main gear showed upper link assembly 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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