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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA60600 · Parkersburg, WV · August 15, 1989

Date: August 15, 1989 · 11:41 local
Place: Parkersburg, WV
Airport: Wood County Airport Gill Robb
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N3AU
Reported as: Piper PA60600
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540G1B5
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total55 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days

N3AURegistration cancelled May 6, 2015 · Smith AEROSTAR 601PS/N 61P-0435-162 · Built 1977 Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 601P Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Left engine lost power at altitude. Returned to parksburg. Cause is unknown.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER AT ALTITUDE. RETURNED TO PARKSBURG. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.

Other reports on N3AU · 2

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

Incident 19901127060589IForced/Precautionary Landing · Lancaster, PAMechanical malfunction on climb. Returned. Found exhaust leak at the left engine near turbocharger.Nov 27, 1990 · Reported as Piper PA60601P Incident 19901026057859IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Buffalo, NYNR1 engine fire warning. Emergency landing. Turbo charger exhaust gasket leaked hot gas on detector.Oct 26, 1990 · Reported as Piper PA60601P