# Incident 19861114066219I: Piper PA28151, Mccordsville, IN, November 14, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1986, 17:21 local time
- Place: Mccordsville, IN
- Airport: Mt Comfort
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8951° N, 85.9069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCordsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8951&lon=-85.9069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41482, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41482) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 250 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861114066219I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING DESCENT. PILOT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM TRACON. VALVE SPRING FOUND BROKEN.

## Other reports on N41482 (2)

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

- [Incident 19911029055809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911029055809I), Oct 29, 1991: Piper PA28151 (N41482), Crawfordsville, IN. Engine lost power. Oil on windshield. Forced landing. Found a rupture in an oil cooler line.
- [Incident 19910612032339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612032339I), Jun 12, 1991: Piper PA28151 (N41482), Crawfordsville, IN, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Left torque link had broken. Gear system showed signs of previous hard landings.

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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