# Incident 19881112064419I: Piper PA38112, Heath, MA, November 12, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1988, 10:53 local time
- Place: Heath, MA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6734° N, 72.8218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Heath, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6734&lon=-72.8218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91331, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91331-1996-02-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235E1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881112064419I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTION. FORCED LANDING IN A REMOTE FIELD. FOUND NR3 CYLINDER HAD FAILED.

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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