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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Pleasant Valley, MN · May 4, 1990

Date: May 4, 1990 · 19:25 local
Place: Pleasant Valley, MN
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8546F
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total200 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N8546FRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780109 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Engine quit on climbout. Forced landing in field. Magneto assembly separated from housing due to broken flange.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. MAGNETO ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM HOUSING DUE TO BROKEN FLANGE.