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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA32260 · St Jacob, IL · October 26, 1980

Date
October 26, 1980 · 08:30 local
Place
St Jacob, IL
Airport
Shaffer Metro
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N10DR
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FCA04
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,808 total1,000 in this make and model174 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 suffered internal failure on take off. Preflite warnup minmal. Pilot vision obscured by frost and sun.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SUFFERED INTERNAL FAILURE ON TAKE OFF. PREFLITE WARNUP MINMAL. PILOT VISION OBSCURED BY FROST AND SUN.

NTSB investigation

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