# Incident 19870617052939I: Piper PA28R200, Casper, WY, June 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1987, 19:30 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1939T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1939T-2008-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 696 total, 5 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870617052939I

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. THE NUMBER TWO CONNECTING ROD BOLTS HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N1939T (1)

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

- [Accident 20080125831359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080125831359A), Jan 25, 2008: Piper PA28R200 (N1939T), York, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft departed rockhill, SC on a VFR flight to ashville, NC. Twenty minutes into the flight, the pilot stated that he heard a "clunk" and that the…

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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