# Accident 19850728034459A: Piper PA20, Madelia, MN, July 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1985, 18:30 local time
- Place: Madelia, MN
- Airport: St James
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0407° N, 94.4094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0407&lon=-94.4094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7619K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7619K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,228 total, 1,228 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850728034459A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER IN FIELD AFTER LOSS OF POWER IN FLIGHT. WATER AND MINERAL DEPOSTS IN FUEL SYSTEM, RESIDUE IN CARBURETOR.

## 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 CHI85LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA319), Jul 28, 1985: Piper PA-20 (N7619K), Madelia, MN, 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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