19880104000879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Fort Wayne, IN · January 4, 1988

Date
January 4, 1988 · 20:45 local
Place
Fort Wayne, IN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3003M
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88DET01
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
122 total14 in this make and model7 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 lost partial power en route then quit. Crash landed on a highway. No winter oil baffle. Temperature two degrees

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER EN ROUTE THEN QUIT.CRASH LANDED ON A HIGHWAY.NO WINTER OIL BAFFLE.TEMPERATURE TWO DEGREES

NTSB investigation

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