# Incident 19880228015639I: Piper PA28161, Edgington, IL, February 28, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Edgington, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3869° N, 90.7637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3869&lon=-90.7637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3020S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3020S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G (registry code 42156, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 95 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880228015639I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOST. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF THE MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR GEAR FINGER PIN.

## Other reports on N3020S (1)

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

- [Incident 19820531041839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820531041839I), May 31, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N3020S), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Taxied down service road instead of taxiway. Wing tip struck a post.

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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