19881106049729A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Leon, IA · November 6, 1988

Date
November 6, 1988 · 15:05 local
Place
Leon, IA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9246W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC89LA020
Reported as
Piper PA28235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
464 total283 in this make and model15 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.

Forced landing in field due to engine failure. Hot gas from muffler leak caused carburetor seals to dry out.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING IN FIELD DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. HOT GAS FROM MUFFLER LEAK CAUSED CARBURETOR SEALS TO DRY OUT.

NTSB investigation

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