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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Savannah, GA · October 21, 1990

Date
October 21, 1990 · 15:26 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5506P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL91LA007
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total80 in this make and model20 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.

Oil on windshield,smoke in cabin and power loss. Landed in a swamp. Two connecting rods broke. Engine near tbo.

As the FAA filed it

OIL ON WINDSHIELD,SMOKE IN CABIN AND POWER LOSS. LANDED IN A SWAMP. TWO CONNECTING RODS BROKE. ENGINE NEAR TBO.

NTSB investigation

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