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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31350 · Sallisaw, OK · April 22, 1985

Date
April 22, 1985 · 16:58 local
Place
Sallisaw, OK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3550N
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA194
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,730 total62 in this make and model49 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.

Pilot operated newly overhauled engines improperly and without break in. Landed in a field. Leaking oil caught fire

As the FAA filed it

PILOT OPERATED NEWLY OVERHAULED ENGINES IMPROPERLY AND WITHOUT BREAK IN. LANDED IN A FIELD. LEAKING OIL CAUGHT FIRE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.