# Accident 19921021043049A: Piper PA28180, St Louis, MO, October 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1992, 08:30 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Arrowhead Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7191° N, 90.4698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7191&lon=-90.4698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7858N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7858N-1993-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 658 total, 586 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921021043049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK LEVEE ON FORCED LANDING. MOUSE NEST IN CYLINDERS AND AIRBOX. TIED DOWN OUTSIDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI93LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA012), Oct 21, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N7858N), Maryland Height, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: BLOCKAGE OF THE INDUCTION AIR SYSTEM BY A MOUSE NEST.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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