19890526032849I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Wolf Point, MT · May 26, 1989

Date
May 26, 1989 · 13:40 local
Place
Wolf Point, MT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HSXA
Aircraft
N7606C
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,800 total1,000 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine started to knock and lost power. Oil leaking from engine compartment. Forced landing. Cause not stated.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK AND LOST POWER. OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FORCED LANDING. CAUSE NOT STATED.