# Accident 20030702028889A: Piper PA24, Winamac, IN, July 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Winamac, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0933° N, 86.6556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0933&lon=-86.6556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6315P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6315P-2015-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 PA24
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030702028889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACFT EN ROUTE TO K02 AT 8000FT. AIRCRAFT WAS HANDED OFF TO ZAU. AFTER HAND OFF PILOT CALLED ZAU AND ADVISED ZAU THAT THE ENGINE HAD QUIT. ZAU VECTORED ACFT TO RWN (ARENS APRT) WINAMAC, IN. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN CORNFIELD 1.5 MILES WEST OF RWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI03LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA187), Jul 2, 2003: Piper PA-24 (N6315P), Winamac, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the improper installation of the crankshaft gear due to the omission of the retaining bolt and subsequent shear failure of the anti-rotation pin. The unsuitable terrain…

## Other reports on N6315P (1)

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

- [Incident 19801112083329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801112083329I), Nov 12, 1980: Piper PA24 (N6315P), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Engine developed vibration and noise during descent. Exhaust stack had separated at two locations. No other damage

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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