# Incident 19851020070279I: Piper PA24260, Willard, OH, October 20, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1985, 14:41 local time
- Place: Willard, OH
- Airport: Willard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0519° N, 82.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willard, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0519&lon=-82.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8924P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8924P-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851020070279I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OIL ON WINDSHIELD AND PRESSURE DROPPED. OVERSHOT LANDING INTO FIELD. OIL COOLER LINE WAS OLD AND BRITTLE.

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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