# Incident 19901205060429I: Piper PA32R301, Wauchula, FL, December 5, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Wauchula, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AOUA
- Location: 27.5469° N, 81.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wauchula, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5469&lon=-81.8101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3564N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3564N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 52 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901205060429I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT CRUISE. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. PART LW10290 HAD FAILED CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N3564N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900217034219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900217034219I), Feb 17, 1990: Piper PA32R301 (N3564N), Lakes Wales, FL, Minor damage. Failed to lower landing gear and landed gear up.

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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