# Incident 19880901068859I: Piper PA28140, Jackson, MI, September 1, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1988, 00:43 local time
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Airport: Jackson County-Reynolds Field
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2604° N, 84.4621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSON COUNTY/REYNOLDS FLD (JXN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2604&lon=-84.4621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6927J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6927J) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,860 total, 180 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880901068859I

## Narrative

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

NAVIGATING AT NIGHT MISTAKENLY ENTERED TRAFFIC AREA AND LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT. DID NOT CONTACT TOWER.

## Other reports on N6927J (1)

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

- [Accident 19781016032779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781016032779A), Oct 16, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N6927J), Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Acft landed safely after colliding with powerltne.

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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