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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Tiffin, OH · August 9, 1986

Date
August 9, 1986 · 13:00 local
Place
Tiffin, OH
Airport
Tiffin
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8470R
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86LA219
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total570 in this make and model0 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.

The engine lost power. The aircraft was landed in a cornfield. Contamination and water found in the fuel system.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A CORNFIELD. CONTAMINATION AND WATER FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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