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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Faribault, MN · July 23, 1996

Date
July 23, 1996 · 17:45 local
Place
Faribault, MN
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4935F
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,035 total400 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: following take-off and in climb, engine lost power and could not maintain altitude. PIC elected to land in an oats field. No damage to aircraft or occupants. Appears to be a carburetor malfunction. Carb overhauled 15 hours prior along with engine overhaul. Carb is being sent for test. M or d will be submitted with findings.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: FOLLOWING TAKE-OFF AND IN CLIMB, ENGINE LOST POWER AND COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. PIC ELECTED TO LAND IN AN OATS FIELD. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR OCCUPANTS. APPEARS TO BE A CARBURETOR MALFUNCTION. CARB OVERHAULED 15 HOURS PRIOR ALONG WITH ENGINE OVERHAUL. CARB IS BEING SENT FOR TEST. M OR D WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH FINDINGS.

Other reports on N4935F · 2

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