19900815033059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Mcnary, TX · August 15, 1990

Date
August 15, 1990 · 08:00 local
Place
Mcnary, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
ZENG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7178Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN90DQA03
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,490 total8,000 in this make and model800 in the last 90 days

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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 while returning to base,crash landed. Left exhaust manifold had failed. Hot exhaust burned mag p leads.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT WHILE RETURNING TO BASE,CRASH LANDED. LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD FAILED. HOT EXHAUST BURNED MAG P LEADS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.