19881114050579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Indianapolis, IN · November 14, 1988

Date
November 14, 1988 · 08:03 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Eagle Creek Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6292
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89LA024
Reported as
Piper PA31325
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540F2BD
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
27,000 total1,250 in this make and model100 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.

Reported right engine backfired on liftoff,aborted,dragged a wing and cartwheeled into fence. Exhaust valve leakage

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE BACKFIRED ON LIFTOFF,ABORTED,DRAGGED A WING AND CARTWHEELED INTO FENCE. EXHAUST VALVE LEAKAGE

NTSB investigation

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