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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Spring Green, WI · July 29, 1979

Date
July 29, 1979 · 14:50 local
Place
Spring Green, WI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N20995
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FA063
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,154 total173 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine lost power enroute. Acft impacted an upsloped cornfield. Impact demolished acft. Found defect fuel servo.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ENROUTE. ACFT IMPACTED AN UPSLOPED CORNFIELD. IMPACT DEMOLISHED ACFT. FOUND DEFECT FUEL SERVO.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.