# Accident 19851212072839A: Piper PA46310P, Evanston, IL, December 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1985, 09:31 local time
- Place: Evanston, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0464° N, 87.6944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evanston, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0464&lon=-87.6944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4380A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520EB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,890 total, 16 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851212072839A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT IN A LAKE. THE CRANKSHAFT WAS FOUND CRACKED FROM FATIGUE.

## 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 CHI86FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA111), Dec 12, 1985: Piper PA-46-310P (N4380A), Evanston, IL, destroyed

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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