# Incident 19890207008619I: Piper PA32260, Leon, IA, February 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Leon, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7413° N, 93.7556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leon, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7413&lon=-93.7556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8AG-1992-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 10 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890207008619I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED AND RAN INTO FENCE AT END OF RUNWAY. FOUND SNOW PACKED INTO ENGINE INLET.

## Other reports on N8AG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890822031269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822031269A), Aug 22, 1989: Piper PA32260 (N8AG), Leon, IA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on initial climbout. Crash landed. A field mouse had built a nest in and fouled induction system.

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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