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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31350 · Columbus, NE · September 24, 1991

Date
September 24, 1991 · 07:50 local
Place
Columbus, NE
Airport
Columbus Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5SL
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI91LA273
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,470 total715 in this make and model110 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.

Both engines quit on climbout. Force landed in tall cornfield. Aircraft had been serviced with jet fuel.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. FORCE LANDED IN TALL CORNFIELD. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SERVICED WITH JET FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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