# Accident 19851212073249A: Piper PA32300, Omaha, NE, December 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1985, 16:15 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Millard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.1960° N, 96.1123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MILLARD (MLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1960&lon=-96.1123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8895E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8895E-1989-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 764 total, 30 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851212073249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES DURING FORCED LANDING. TEETH BROKEN ON CRANKSHAFT DRIVE GEAR

## 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 MKC86FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA033), Dec 12, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N8895E), Omaha, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8895E (1)

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

- [Incident 19840711042299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840711042299I), Jul 11, 1984: Piper PA32300 (N8895E), Gretna, NE, Minor damage. Engine failed. Landed in a plowed field. Found a broken crankshaft.

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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