# Accident 19871013059539A: Piper PA32RT300T, Lincoln, NE, October 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8509° N, 96.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN (LNK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39922, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39922-1989-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC STCO540
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871013059539A

## Narrative

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

EXHAUST COLLECTOR FLANGE CAME OFF ON CLIMBOUT. SMOKE IN CABIN. HEAT BURNED MAG WIRES. CRASHED IN A RESIDENTAL AREA.

## 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 MKC88FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA005), Oct 13, 1987: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N39922), Lincoln, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N39922 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840228012329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840228012329I), Feb 28, 1984: Piper PA32RT300T (N39922), Gravois Mills, MO, Minor damage. Engine vibration en route. Struck the towns powerline on forced landing. Nr 5 cylinder had ingested a valve.

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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