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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28160 · Bluffton, IN · September 16, 1979

Date
September 16, 1979 · 15:40 local
Place
Bluffton, IN
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5198W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FET32
Reported as
Piper PA28160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
805 total300 in this make and model1 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.

Pilot reported engine ran rough and lost power. Landed in soft field. Nosed over. Possible fuel contamination.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND LOST POWER. LANDED IN SOFT FIELD. NOSED OVER. POSSIBLE FUEL CONTAMINATION.

NTSB investigation

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