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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Hillsboro, OR · May 17, 1990

Date: May 17, 1990 · 21:50 local
Place: Hillsboro, OR
Airport: Starks Twin Oaks Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: BMUA
Aircraft: N55159
Reported as: Piper PA32300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,657 total574 in this make and model127 in the last 90 days

N55159Registered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7340103 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 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. Declared may-day. Landed at airpark. Fuel injector servo had a ruptured diaphragm.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT. DECLARED MAY-DAY. LANDED AT AIRPARK. FUEL INJECTOR SERVO HAD A RUPTURED DIAPHRAGM.