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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28235 · Indianapolis, IN · September 6, 1987

Date
September 6, 1987 · 11:12 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9287W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA204
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
998 total22 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on climbout. Unable to make runway. Hit a fence landing. Heat from cracked muffler melted fuel line.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. UNABLE TO MAKE RUNWAY. HIT A FENCE LANDING. HEAT FROM CRACKED MUFFLER MELTED FUEL LINE.

NTSB investigation

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