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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Sheilds, KS · September 6, 1997

Date
September 6, 1997 · 18:00 local
Place
Sheilds, KS
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9228D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI97LA286
Reported as
Piper PA22160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,357 total28 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost power after leaving farm field. Landed tall sunflowers. Nosed over. Idled 8YRS. Had flushed refueled tanks.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER AFTER LEAVING FARM FIELD. LANDED TALL SUNFLOWERS. NOSED OVER. IDLED 8YRS. HAD FLUSHED REFUELED TANKS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.