40.3124° N, 79.3826° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 24, 1989 · 11:00 local
Place
Latrobe, PA
Airport
Westmoreland County
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N27200
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming LTIO540J2BD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total6,000 in this make and model200 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.
Shut engine down due to power loss. Precautionary landing. NR6 cylinder head had separated from barrel.
As the FAA filed it
SHUT ENGINE DOWN DUE TO POWER LOSS. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. NR6 CYLINDER HEAD HAD SEPARATED FROM BARREL.