# Accident 19890822031269A: Piper PA32260, Leon, IA, August 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Leon, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7400° N, 93.7508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7400&lon=-93.7508&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 49 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822031269A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC89LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA185), Aug 22, 1989: Piper PA-32-260 (N8AG), Leon, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: BLOCKAGE OF THE ENGINE AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM BY A FIELD MOUSE NEST. THE NEST WAS POSITIONED SO THAT IT COULD NOT BE SEEN DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. IT BECAME DISLODGED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL…

## Other reports on N8AG (1)

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

- [Incident 19890207008619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890207008619I), Feb 7, 1989: Piper PA32260 (N8AG), Leon, IA, Minor damage. Engine lost power after takeoff. Landed and ran into fence at end of runway. Found snow packed into engine inlet.

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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