# Incident 19870927063179I: Piper PA28140, Rochester, IN, September 27, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1987, 16:45 local time
- Place: Rochester, IN
- Airport: Fulton County
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0655° N, 86.1817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULTON COUNTY (RCR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0655&lon=-86.1817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N574PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N574PA-2003-10-09) (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 O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 200 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870927063179I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF FOUND A CRACKED ENGINE CYLINDER AFTER LANDING IN A FIELD.

## Other reports on N574PA (1)

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

- [Accident 19800724029909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800724029909A), Jul 24, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N574PA), Ewing, VA, Substantial damage. Crash caused by engine failure and subsequent emergency landing.

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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