# Accident 19860328010929A: Piper PA32260, Henryville, IN, March 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1986, 08:00 local time
- Place: Henryville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5492° N, 85.7797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5492&lon=-85.7797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4804S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 150 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FEX06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEX06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860328010929A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILED. FOUND BROKEN CRANKSHAFT. BURNED POINTS ON RIGHT MAG.

## 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 CHI86FEX06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEX06), Mar 28, 1986: Piper PA-32-260 (N4804S), Henryville, IN, 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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