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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · South Bay, FL · July 26, 1985

Date
July 26, 1985 · 08:15 local
Place
South Bay, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N32576
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA219
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
73 total4 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hit hard on emergency landing after engine power loss. Connecting rod protruding from engine case, rod bolts gone.

As the FAA filed it

HIT HARD ON EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE POWER LOSS. CONNECTING ROD PROTRUDING FROM ENGINE CASE, ROD BOLTS GONE.

NTSB investigation

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