# Accident 19870903049059A: Piper PA28140, Montgomeryville, PA, September 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1987, 20:05 local time
- Place: Montgomeryville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2199° N, 75.2301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2199&lon=-75.2301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N596SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N596SP-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870903049059A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC87LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA245), Sep 3, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N596SP), Montgomeryville, PA, 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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