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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Manassas, VA · March 10, 1981

Date: March 10, 1981
Place: Manassas, VA
Airport: Manassas
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9184P
Reported as: Piper PA24260
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540D4A5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,200 total900 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N9184PRegistration cancelled Oct 2, 2021 · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4674 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Upon reaching 1200 feet engine lost RPM. Pilot heard loud bang and engine froze.

As the FAA filed it

UPON REACHING 1200 FEET ENGINE LOST RPM. PILOT HEARD LOUD BANG AND ENGINE FROZE.

Other reports on N9184P · 1

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

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