# Accident 19841107060649A: Piper PA18150, Algona, IA, November 7, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1984, 12:54 local time
- Place: Algona, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0693° N, 94.2301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0693&lon=-94.2301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4312Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4312Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,184 total, 10 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841107060649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED SHORT TRYING TO RETURN. MUFFLER FLANGE BLOCK EXHAUST OUTLET.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC85LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA018), Nov 7, 1984: Piper PA-18-150 (N4312Z), Algona, IA, substantial damage

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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