# Incident 19920913042689I: Piper PA28161, St John, IN, September 13, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1992, 13:30 local time
- Place: St John, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4418° N, 87.4678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. John, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4418&lon=-87.4678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2088A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2088A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 593 total, 130 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920913042689I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT BY A BULLET FROM GROUND. RETURNED TO AIRPORT SAFELY. FBI HAS MADE AN ARREST. FILED FEDERAL CHARGES.

## Other reports on N2088A (2)

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

- [Incident 19901028065019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901028065019I), Oct 28, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N2088A), Gary, IN, Minor damage. Lost directional control on aircraft on takeoff roll. Veered off runway hitting a runway light.
- [Incident 19870113003569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870113003569I), Jan 13, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N2088A), Ann Arbor, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft slid on an icy ramp and wingtip struck a fence.

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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