# Incident 19950826032569I: Piper PA28235, Sparta, MI, August 26, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1995, 19:45 local time
- Place: Sparta, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1567° N, 85.7110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparta, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1567&lon=-85.7110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56612, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 200 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950826032569I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOSING POWER. ELECTED ABORT AFTER USING UP RUNWAY. HARD LANDING FOLDED NOSE GEAR. PROP STRIKE.

## Other reports on N56612 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800705023679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705023679A), Jul 5, 1980: Piper PA28235 (N56612), Robert Lee, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot stalled aircraft during landing. Airspeed indicator inoperative.

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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