# Incident 19870926072219I: Piper PA28140, Fort Dodge, IA, September 26, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1987, 11:15 local time
- Place: Fort Dodge, IA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5099° N, 94.1757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Dodge, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5099&lon=-94.1757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3348T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3348T) (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 O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870926072219I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE EN ROUTE. LANDED IN A FIELD. FOUND THE NUMBER ONE SPARK PLUG HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N3348T (1)

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

- [Accident 19811211079249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811211079249A), Dec 11, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N3348T), Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Student pilot on second solo, lost control of aircraft on the landing roll. Veered off runway. Collapsed nose gear

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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