# Incident 20070204001369I: Piper PA28181, Cleghorn, IA, February 4, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2007, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cleghorn, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8125° N, 95.7127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleghorn, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8125&lon=-95.7127&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8450B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8450B-2007-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 350 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070204001369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AND PILOT HAD TO ACCOMPLISH AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A FARM FIELD. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED A HOLE IN THE CRANK CASE, RESULTING IN THE ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AND RIGHT FLAP DUE TO CONTACT WITH FENCE. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N8450B (1)

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

- [Accident 19950827026839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950827026839A), Aug 27, 1995: Piper PA28181 (N8450B), Fort Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Tired land closed portion of runway. Missread NOTAM of 4000FT closed to 400FT. Hit barricades. Area not lighted.

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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