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FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Clarkfield, MN · October 24, 1996

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Date
October 24, 1996 · 16:00 local
Place
Clarkfield, MN
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7545Z
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,139 total1,739 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N7545ZRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2012 · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-3591 · Built 1965Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: amended 11-12-96; pilot departed a Private strip located on his personal residence on a farm near Clarkfield, MN. The aircraft lost power shortly after takeoff and the pilot made an emergency landing in a cornfield. Initial inspection of aircraft revealed a catastrophic failure of engine. Engine had been overhauled less than 100 hours previously. No issues involved except for airworthiness part to be identified. Amendment to follow. Part: rod bolt 74644 Lycoming.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AMENDED 11-12-96; PILOT DEPARTED A PRIVATE STRIP LOCATED ON HIS PERSONAL RESIDENCE ON A FARM NEAR CLARKFIELD, MN. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORNFIELD. INITIAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ENGINE. ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERHAULED LESS THAN 100 HOURS PREVIOUSLY. NO ISSUES INVOLVED EXCEPT FOR AIRWORTHINESS PART TO BE IDENTIFIED. AMENDMENT TO FOLLOW. PART: ROD BOLT 74644 LYCOMING.