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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Missoula, MT · April 10, 1992

Date
April 10, 1992 · 15:59 local
Place
Missoula, MT
Airport
Missoula International Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3494P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA92LA072
Reported as
Piper PA23160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B3B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
752 total250 in this make and model249 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.

Lost partial power left engine. Landed short in field, hit gopher mound. Nose gear collasped.

As the FAA filed it

LOST PARTIAL POWER LEFT ENGINE. LANDED SHORT IN FIELD, HIT GOPHER MOUND. NOSE GEAR COLLASPED.

NTSB investigation

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