# Incident 19821006057709I: Piper PA18150, Ponder, TX, October 6, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ponder, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1718° N, 97.2961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ponder, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1718&lon=-97.2961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3993Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,213 total, 50 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821006057709I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING AG TRAINING. BROKE BUNGEE CORDS ON LANDING. MUFFLER BAFFLE CAME LOOSE, BLOCKED EXHAUST SYSTEM.

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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