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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Port Isabel, TX · July 3, 1992

Date
July 3, 1992 · 08:45 local
Place
Port Isabel, TX
Airport
Port Isabel/ Cameron County Ar
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N46RJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW92LA178
Reported as
Piper PA44180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360E1A6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
871 total140 in this make and model283 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 left engine on VMC demo. Headed for airport,lost right engine. Left had carb icing. Right engine threw a rod.

As the FAA filed it

LOST LEFT ENGINE ON VMC DEMO. HEADED FOR AIRPORT,LOST RIGHT ENGINE. LEFT HAD CARB ICING. RIGHT ENGINE THREW A ROD.

NTSB investigation

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