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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32* · St Ansgar, IA · April 20, 1981

Date
April 20, 1981 · 17:00 local
Place
St Ansgar, IA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
MDYA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3370W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81IA031
Reported as
Piper PA32*
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,557 total48 in this make and model40 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.

Blew an engine cylinder en route. Landed in farm field.

As the FAA filed it

BLEW AN ENGINE CYLINDER EN ROUTE. LANDED IN FARM FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N3370W · 1

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