# Incident 19820109001729I: Piper PA28R200, Little Falls, MN, January 9, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1982, 16:50 local time
- Place: Little Falls, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9877° N, 94.3548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9877&lon=-94.3548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3071R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3071R-1998-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 55 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820109001729I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OFF COURSE, FROZEN GYRO. FROZEN OIL BREATHER, RUPTURED PROP SEAL. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. LANDED IN FARM FIELD.

## Other reports on N3071R (1)

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

- [Accident 19960726020069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960726020069A), Jul 26, 1996: Piper PA28R200 (N3071R), Libby, MT, Destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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