# Incident 19881111070619I: Piper PA28180, Gothenburg, NE, November 11, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1988, 11:15 local time
- Place: Gothenburg, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9247° N, 100.1539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gothenburg, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9247&lon=-100.1539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4860T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4860T-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881111070619I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERED THEN QUIT IFR EN ROUTE. MINOR DAMAGE ON FORCED LANDING. NO ENGINE DEFECTS NOTED POST INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N4860T (2)

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

- [Accident 19970315003181A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970315003181A), Mar 15, 1997: Piper PA28180 (N4860T), Ft Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft was taking off, airborne but seen staggering out. Crashed into pilot center. Three other aircraft hit.
- [Accident 19731011033249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731011033249A), Oct 11, 1973: Piper PA28180 (N4860T), Jeanette, PA, Substantial damage. Plt forced acft onto rwy nose gr broke. Wind gusting.

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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