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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · West Minster, MA · December 19, 1990

Date: December 19, 1990 · 11:30 local
Place: West Minster, MA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2377U
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 42 total42 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N2377URegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8016021 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine rough and losing RPM. Forced landing in field. No malfunction found. Suspect carburetor ice.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE ROUGH AND LOSING RPM. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.