# Accident 19880826071079A: Piper PA28R200, Gary, IN, August 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1988, 21:30 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5691° N, 87.2597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5691&lon=-87.2597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5140S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5140S-1990-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,952 total, 950 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880826071079A

## Narrative

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

REPORT OIL PRESSURE LOSS AND ENGINE FAILURE. DITCHED IN LAKE OUTSIDE A BREAKWATER. NO EVIDENCE THAT ENGINE FAILED.

## 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 CHI88LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA220), Aug 27, 1988: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5140S), Gary, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE POWERPLANT DUE TO AN OIL LEAK AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING INTO UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N5140S (1)

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

- [Accident 19870312007779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870312007779A), Mar 12, 1987: Piper PA28R200 (N5140S), Holland, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft lost power. Forced landing on a street. Hard landing. Found broken piston rings.

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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