# Incident 19920613041169I: Piper PA23160, Plato Center, IL, June 13, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Plato Center, IL
- Airport: Olson Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3461° N, 89.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OLSON (5IL1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3461&lon=-89.2865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3340P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3340P-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920613041169I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED ON LIFTOFF. RETURNED TO RUNWAY. DEPARTED END OF RUNWAY. CAME TO REST IN CORNFIELD.

## Other reports on N3340P (1)

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

- [Accident 19760208002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760208002779A), Feb 8, 1976: Piper PA23160 (N3340P), Hungerford, TX, Substantial damage. R brake lining worn out. Hyd fluid leak past o ring seals.

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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