# Incident 19871018064329I: Piper PA28140, Connellsville, PA, October 18, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1987, 18:15 local time
- Place: Connellsville, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0159° N, 79.5896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Connellsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0159&lon=-79.5896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5990W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5990W-2013-02-08) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871018064329I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED WITH HAND PROPPING. TIE DOWN ROPE TO TAIL BROKE. AIRCRAFT TAXIED UNOCCUPIED INTO A HANGAR.

## Other reports on N5990W (1)

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

- [Incident 19810222014579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222014579I), Feb 22, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N5990W), Monroeville, PA. Shortly after takeoff engine began to vibrate and run rough. Made emergency landing. Oil filter showed metal.

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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