# Incident 19971003042139I: Piper PA28R200, Sandusky, OH, October 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1997, 11:58 local time
- Place: Sandusky, OH
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4559° N, 82.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandusky, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4559&lon=-82.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9260K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9260K-2020-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 200 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/19971003042139I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT INADVERTENTLY ENTERED RESTRICTED AIRSPACE R5502A. PILOT DID NOT REALIZE HE WAS IN A RESTRICTED AREA.

## Other reports on N9260K (2)

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

- [Incident 19880712065089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880712065089I), Jul 12, 1988: Piper PA28R200 (N9260K), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Landed gear up on simulated engine malfunction. Found landing gear control circuit breaker open. No system problem.
- [Accident 19770501012109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770501012109A), May 1, 1977: Piper PA28R200 (N9260K), Heath, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on 2300 foot drag strip which he mistook for his intended destination.

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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