# Incident 19951119041299I: Piper PA28180, Union, IL, November 19, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1995, 15:15 local time
- Place: Union, IL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2316° N, 88.5448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2316&lon=-88.5448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8424W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8424W-2004-11-23) (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: 168 total, 168 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951119041299I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N8424W, PIPER PA-28-180, VFR ENROUTE FROM LAKE IN THE HILLS AIRPORT, LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL TO LAKE GENEVA, WISC. THE PILOT STATED ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE AN ODD NOISE. ENGINE DEVELOPED LOSS OF POWER. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD IN UNION, IL. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO REPORTED INJURIES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN OIL LINE LOOSE CAUSING LOSS OF OIL TO THE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N8424W (2)

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

- [Accident 20010812024559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010812024559A), Aug 12, 2001: Piper PA28180 (N8424W), Union, IL, No damage. (-23) During normal flight at cruise level, pilot experienced a rough running engine, seconds later the engine crank shaft failed. The engine lost oil pressure…
- [Incident 19990215001449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990215001449I), Feb 15, 1999: Piper PA28180 (N8424W), Lake In The Hil, IL, Minor damage. Acft was blown off the rwy, ran into a gulley, and the nose wheel collapsed. Other circumstances are unknown. (From form 23) PIC performed an unsuccessful…

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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