# Incident 19900807042969I: Piper PA28161, Munith, MI, August 7, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1990, 13:39 local time
- Place: Munith, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3906° N, 84.2505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Munith, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3906&lon=-84.2505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9498C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9498C-1991-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807042969I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING IN A CORNFIELD. MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING FLYWEIGHT PINS HAD FAILED ON LEFT MAGNETO.

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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