# Incident 19960817030409I: Piper PA28R180, Goshen, IN, August 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1996, 20:41 local time
- Place: Goshen, IN
- Airport: Goshen Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5261° N, 85.7943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GOSHEN MUNI (GSH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5261&lon=-85.7943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4988J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4988J-2003-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817030409I

## Narrative

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

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 20020828021799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020828021799A), Aug 28, 2002: Piper PA28R180 (N4988J), Newago, MI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-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…

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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