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Date
July 28, 1983 · 09:15 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N910HM
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total100 in this make and model280 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power and oil pressure on right engine on climb. Shut down and landed. Found a hole burned in #4 piston.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER AND OIL PRESSURE ON RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMB. SHUT DOWN AND LANDED. FOUND A HOLE BURNED IN #4 PISTON.