# Incident 19870720045049I: Piper PA28235, Jackson Hole, WY, July 20, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1987, 10:15 local time
- Place: Jackson Hole, WY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8881W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8881W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540B1B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 890 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870720045049I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH, LOST OIL PRESSURE, SEIZED.  LANDED ON A PARK ROAD.  OIL COOLER MOUNT WAS CRACKED.

## Other reports on N8881W (1)

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

- [Incident 19780527040999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780527040999I), May 27, 1978: Piper PA28235 (N8881W), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear touch down on ridge on runway causing 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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