# Accident 19880104000879A: Piper PA28181, Fort Wayne, IN, January 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1988, 20:45 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1004° N, 85.1206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1004&lon=-85.1206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3003M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3003M-1988-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 14 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DET01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880104000879A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI88DET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DET01), Jan 5, 1988: Piper PA-28-181 (N3003M), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage

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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