# Accident 19870430013109A: Piper PA38112, Kentland, IN, April 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1987, 19:30 local time
- Place: Kentland, IN
- Airport: Kentland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7704° N, 87.4390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7704&lon=-87.4390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23781 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 895 total, 27 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870430013109A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI87LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA119), May 1, 1987: Piper PA-38-112 (N23781), Kentland, IN, substantial damage

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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