# Incident 19910311010899I: Piper PA60700P, Des Moines, IA, March 11, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1991, 07:15 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BSYA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6907C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6907C-1992-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-60-700P (registry code 7106023, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-60-700p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60700P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540U2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910311010899I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION LEFT ENGINE. SHUTDOWN. LANDED SAFELY. NR2 CYLINDER HEAD HAD SEVERED FROM PRE-EXISTING CRACK.

## Other reports on N6907C (3)

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

- [Accident 19920214003119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920214003119A), Feb 14, 1992: Piper PA60700P (N6907C), Wooster, OH, Substantial damage. Unable stop on icy runway. Tried go around end of runway but settled into rough terrain. No NOTAMS on runway icing.
- [Incident 19910903045299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910903045299I), Sep 3, 1991: Piper PA60700P (N6907C), Omaha, NE. Engine problem in flight. Shut right engine down. Continued to destination. Landed safely.
- [Accident 19890623019069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890623019069A), Jun 23, 1989: Piper PA60700P (N6907C), Griffith, IN, Substantial damage. Fire in left engine. Secured and returned. Fire went out. Landed with extensive fire damage. Turbo tailpipe missing

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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