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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Spring Hope, NC · April 15, 1983

Date: April 15, 1983 · 19:20 local
Place: Spring Hope, NC
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N36575
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,138 total10 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

N36575Registered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7885195 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Top half of engine cowling separated in flight. Pieces broke right windshield and damaged left stabilator.

As the FAA filed it

TOP HALF OF ENGINE COWLING SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. PIECES BROKE RIGHT WINDSHIELD AND DAMAGED LEFT STABILATOR.

Other reports on N36575 · 1

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

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