# Accident 20080622840729A: Piper PA28R200, Watseka, IL, June 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2008, 12:57 local time
- Place: Watseka, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7700° N, 87.7311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7700&lon=-87.7311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6144J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6144J-2018-04-18) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 13 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080622840729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 22ND THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND ONE PASSENGER OF N6144J, A PIPER PA-28R-200, WAS VFR EN-ROUTE FROM FRENCH LICK, IN (FRH) TO LANSING, IL (IGO) ON A DAY VFR FLIGHT.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOTS STATEMENT THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING CRUISE.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO THE WEST ON A COUNTRY ROAD.  DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD.  THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES COMING TO REST ON A NORTHELY HEADING.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI08LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA171), Jun 22, 2008: Piper PA-28R-200 (N6144J), Watseka, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N6144J (1)

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

- [Incident 19910705035739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910705035739I), Jul 5, 1991: Piper PA28R200 (N6144J), Grand Island, NE. Pilot called mayday due to fuel exhaustion while on final approach to airport. Safe landing on runway.

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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