19870430013109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA38112 · Kentland, IN · April 30, 1987

Date
April 30, 1987 · 19:30 local
Place
Kentland, IN
Airport
Kentland Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23781
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA119
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
895 total27 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft lost power, made a hard forced landing. The propeller had broken off of the crankshaft.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, MADE A HARD FORCED LANDING. THE PROPELLER HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE CRANKSHAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.