# Incident 19961230043789I: Piper PA31310, Sheldon, IA, December 30, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1996, 12:55 local time
- Place: Sheldon, IA
- Airport: Sheldon Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2084° N, 95.8334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHELDON RGNL (SHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2084&lon=-95.8334&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9085Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9085Y-2011-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961230043789I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE QUIT ON LIFTOFF CLIMB.UNABLE FEATHER.NOT CLIMBING.LANDED GEAR UP.THREE MI FROM SHL. FUEL ANALYSIS SENT.

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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