19880314005289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Dorado, Puerto Rico · March 14, 1988

Date
March 14, 1988 · 18:00 local
Place
Dorado, Puerto Rico
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5611Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA126
Reported as
Piper PA22108
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total14 in this make and model14 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.

Pin holes in muffler burned holes through shroud which melted magneto wires,caused loss of power. Crashed in field.

As the FAA filed it

PIN HOLES IN MUFFLER BURNED HOLES THROUGH SHROUD WHICH MELTED MAGNETO WIRES,CAUSED LOSS OF POWER. CRASHED IN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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