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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23 · Brownsville, TX · June 6, 1997

Date: June 6, 1997 · 17:00 local
Place: Brownsville, TX
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Aircraft: N186SL
Reported as: Piper PA23
Reported engine: Lycoming O320B1A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total75 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N186SLRegistered now · Piper PA-23S/N 23-236 Airframe modelPiper PA-23 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Feathered right engine for practice se. Unable restart or hold altitude. Landed in corn field. Started on ground.

As the FAA filed it

FEATHERED RIGHT ENGINE FOR PRACTICE SE. UNABLE RESTART OR HOLD ALTITUDE. LANDED IN CORN FIELD. STARTED ON GROUND.