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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Highland, IL · May 11, 1981

Date
May 11, 1981 · 13:30 local
Place
Highland, IL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49887
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FCA07
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
313 total270 in this make and model52 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 seized, crashed landing downwind in a muddy field. Found loose oil screen had been secured by pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SEIZED, CRASHED LANDING DOWNWIND IN A MUDDY FIELD. FOUND LOOSE OIL SCREEN HAD BEEN SECURED BY PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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