# Incident 19880912052989I: Piper PA28236, Newton, IN, September 12, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1988, 12:15 local time
- Place: Newton, IN
- Airport: Putman County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8117Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8117Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880912052989I

## Narrative

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

ATTITUDE GYRO MALFUNCTION CAUSED AUTOPILOT TO FOLLOW INCORRECT PITCH INFORMATION. LANDED AND EXCHANGED GYRO.

## Other reports on N8117Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19940113000349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940113000349A), Jan 13, 1994: Piper PA28236 (N8117Z), Highland, IN, Substantial damage. Lost electric power. Landed in frozen plowed field collapsing gear. Alternator lug tab failed. Weather also a factor
- [Accident 19840106001229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840106001229A), Jan 6, 1984: Piper PA28236 (N8117Z), Del Rio, TX, Substantial damage. Landed in a crab angle then overran runway into a ditch.

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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