# Incident 19970831035299I: Piper PA28140, Martin, SD, August 31, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1997, 15:35 local time
- Place: Martin, SD
- Airport: Martin Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1656° N, 101.7127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARTIN MUNI (9V6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1656&lon=-101.7127&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2899T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2899T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 35 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970831035299I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM JEFFERSON, IOWA TO HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER VFR. APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES NORTH OF MARTIN AIRPORT (9V6) AT 6500', ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED. PIC ELECTED TO ACCOMPLISH AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 1-2 MILES NORTH OF 9V6. PIC WAS SOLE OCCUPANT. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE OCCURRED AS A RESULT. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED SEPTEMBER 1, 1997, WITH A CARBURETOR REPLACEMENT MADE. FOLLOWING REPAIR, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N2899T (2)

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

- [Accident 19940911026072A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940911026072A), Sep 11, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N2899T), Boone, IA, Substantial damage. Collided with N2105E both on takeoff at intersecting runways. Corn hid aircraft on other runway. Call not heard.
- [Incident 19850322019769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850322019769I), Mar 22, 1985: Piper PA28140 (N2899T), Cedar Creek, NE, Minor damage. Engine made banging noise followed by loss of power. Landed in field. Exhaust valve head broken.

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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