# Incident 19901226056319I: Piper PA28180, Battle Creek, NE, December 26, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1990, 18:30 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9981° N, 97.5995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Creek, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9981&lon=-97.5995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8834J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8834J-2011-09-01) (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 O360A3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 935 total, 350 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901226056319I

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. FORCED NIGHT LANDING IN A FIELD. FOUND A BROKEN OIL LINE TO OIL PRESSURE SWITCH.

## Other reports on N8834J (1)

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

- [Accident 19810906055649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906055649A), Sep 6, 1981: Piper PA28180 (N8834J), Ericson, NE, Substantial damage. Gusty wind caused aircraft to leave runway and hit fence during landing.

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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