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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Goshen, IN · August 17, 1996

Date: August 17, 1996 · 20:41 local
Place: Goshen, IN
Airport: Goshen Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4988J
Reported as: Piper PA28R180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 180 total3 in the last 90 days

N4988JRegistration cancelled Jan 16, 2003 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30743 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on August 17, 1996 at 2041 EST, Mr. Donavon l. gingerich acted as pilot in command of Piper model PA-28R-180, N4988J on a flight from Goshen, IN (gsh) to three rivers, Michigan (hai). Shortly after takeoff at approximately 15 NM northeast of Goshen, Indiana, N4988J experienced a loss of power. Mr. Gingerich reported attempting to restore power but was forced to make an off airport landing in a field with the aircraft receiving only minor damage to the airframe. Inspection of the fuel tanks revealed one tank empty and the other only 1/4" below the filler neck.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 17, 1996 AT 2041 EST, MR. DONAVON L. GINGERICH ACTED AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF PIPER MODEL PA-28R-180, N4988J ON A FLIGHT FROM GOSHEN, IN (GSH) TO THREE RIVERS, MICHIGAN (HAI). SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 15 NM NORTHEAST OF GOSHEN, INDIANA, N4988J EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. MR. GINGERICH REPORTED ATTEMPTING TO RESTORE POWER BUT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD WITH THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVING ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS REVEALED ONE TANK EMPTY AND THE OTHER ONLY 1/4" BELOW THE FILLER NECK.

Other reports on N4988J · 1

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

Accident 20020828021799ANewago, MI(-23) Departed three rivers (hai) at 2 pm for a conference in traverse city. Departed traverse city at approximately 6 pm to return to three rivers. At approximately 6:45 pm N4988J hit a power line and crashed into the muskegeon river near crojon heights,…Aug 28, 2002 · Destroyed · 3 fatal