19851002028459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Terre Haute, IN · October 2, 1985

Date
October 2, 1985 · 14:24 local
Place
Terre Haute, IN
Airport
Hulman Regional
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3768U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86FEX01
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
327 total96 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit during the takeoff. Landed and rolled into a soy bean field on the airport where the landing gear failed

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DURING THE TAKEOFF.LANDED AND ROLLED INTO A SOY BEAN FIELD ON THE AIRPORT WHERE THE LANDING GEAR FAILED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.