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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Montgomeryville, PA · September 3, 1987

Date
September 3, 1987 · 20:05 local
Place
Montgomeryville, PA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N596SP
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87LA245
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total

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.

Engine lost power on climb. Landed in a cornfield. Oil cooler hose broke. Lost oil and failed engine connecting rod

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMB. LANDED IN A CORNFIELD. OIL COOLER HOSE BROKE. LOST OIL AND FAILED ENGINE CONNECTING ROD

NTSB investigation

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