# Incident 20040913034849I: Piper PA32R300, Precatonica, IL, September 13, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: Precatonica, IL
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9894K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9894K-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040913034849I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AT 2,500 MSL WHEN THE ENGINE SHOOK, THEN QUIT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON A RURAL ROAD WITHOUT INJURY OR FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN WORKED ON WITHIN THE LAST 25 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AT THE SCENE SHOWED A 2 INCH DIAMETER HOLE IN THE LEFT SIDE CRANKCASE.

## Other reports on N9894K (1)

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

- [Accident 20180812011039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180812011039A), Aug 12, 2018: Piper PA-32R-300 (N9894K), South Beloit, IL, Substantial damage. N9894K departed runway 25 at the Beloit Airport, Beloit, Wisconsin (44C). The pilot stated that he heard a loud ?bang? Shortly after rotation and that the…

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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