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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Columbus, MS · March 16, 1992

Date
March 16, 1992 · 06:45 local
Place
Columbus, MS
Airport
Columbus Afb
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N16388
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA92FA099
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,148 total400 in this make and model65 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.

Engine threw rod on climbout. Partial power. Stalled into trees turning back. Bearings indicate overspeed stress.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE THREW ROD ON CLIMBOUT. PARTIAL POWER. STALLED INTO TREES TURNING BACK. BEARINGS INDICATE OVERSPEED STRESS.

NTSB investigation

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