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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper J4A · Martinsburg, WV · June 5, 1991

Date: June 5, 1991 · 20:42 local
Place: Martinsburg, WV
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N23109
Reported as: Piper J4A
Reported engine: Continental C8512F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total50 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N23109Registered now · Piper J4AS/N 4-532 · Built 1939 Airframe modelPiper J4A Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot reported engine problems and set the aircraft down in a field. Possible icing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A FIELD. POSSIBLE ICING.