# Incident 19840404013429I: Piper PA32260, Parkersburg, IA, April 4, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1984, 13:09 local time
- Place: Parkersburg, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5739° N, 92.7785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5739&lon=-92.7785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3677W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3677W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840404013429I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK A FENCE LANDING. MICE NEST INCARBURETOR AIR BOX BLOCKED INTAKE AIR.

## Other reports on N3677W (1)

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

- [Accident 19740116000849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740116000849A), Jan 16, 1974: Piper PA32260 (N3677W), Memphis, MO, Substantial damage. Acft skidded off l side of rwy struck snow bank. Wind gusting 25K.

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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