# Incident 19860206005459I: Piper PA16, Gahanna, OH, February 6, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1986, 17:20 local time
- Place: Gahanna, OH
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0361° N, 82.8795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gahanna, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0361&lon=-82.8795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5680H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5680H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 25 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860206005459I

## Narrative

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

LESS THAN NORMAL POWER AVAILABLE DURING LOCAL FLIGHT. LANDED IN FIELD. TYPE OF MALFUNCTION NOT REPORTED.

## Other reports on N5680H (1)

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

- [Accident 19730730023019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730730023019A), Jul 30, 1973: Piper PA16 (N5680H), Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. Encountered cross wind on take off.

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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