# Incident 19941223047279I: Piper PA32RT300T, Flippin, AR, December 23, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1994, 18:55 local time
- Place: Flippin, AR
- Airport: Marion County Reg Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2773° N, 92.5935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flippin, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2773&lon=-92.5935&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20817, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20817) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941223047279I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. DAMAGED NOSE GEAR FIREWALL AND PROP LANDING. BAD MAG PUSH TO START SWITCH.

## Other reports on N20817 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800624021949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800624021949A), Jun 24, 1980: Piper PA32R300 (N20817), San Carlos, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff climb. Landed in a canal. Found water in fuel and a loose fuel line.

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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