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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Hillsboro, OR · December 7, 1978

Date: December 7, 1978 · 09:30 local
Place: Hillsboro, OR
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7725P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total2,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7725PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2939 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Throttle linkage stuck. Pilot attemtped to control power with mag switch. Back-fired. Fire after landing.

As the FAA filed it

THROTTLE LINKAGE STUCK. PILOT ATTEMTPED TO CONTROL POWER WITH MAG SWITCH. BACK-FIRED. FIRE AFTER LANDING.

Other reports on N7725P · 1

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

Accident 19790818043159ALevel Off Touchdown · Cottonwood, AZLanding gear collapsed on landing. Found twisted drag link & broken side brace on landing gear. Cause undetermined.Aug 18, 1979 · Substantial damage