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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Leon, IA · August 22, 1989

Date
August 22, 1989 · 13:30 local
Place
Leon, IA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8AG
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC89LA185
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total49 in this make and model25 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.

Engine lost power on initial climbout. Crash landed. A field mouse had built a nest in and fouled induction system.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED. A FIELD MOUSE HAD BUILT A NEST IN AND FOULED INDUCTION SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8AG · 1

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