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| Date: | Tuesday 5 January 1988 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Herb Gossand |
| Registration: | N6487P |
| MSN: | 24-1606 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15820 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-AIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salem, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | -183 |
| Hagerstown, MD (HGR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
N6478P CRASHED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR THE SALEM, IN, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 5 CONNECTING ROD CAP BOLT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE DURING THE APPROACH AND CRASHED 100 YARDS NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X24858
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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