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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Blythe, CA · September 11, 1998

Date: September 11, 1998 · 14:13 local
Place: Blythe, CA
Airport: Blythe Airport
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft: N67PL
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

N67PLRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-22800 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft declared emergency due to the left engine failure. Landed safely at Blythe Airport, Blythe, CA on September 11, 1998. Aircraft is currently undergoing engine change at this time. Any findings on the engine that failed will be submitted in a report. A malfunction and defect report will be submitted.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO THE LEFT ENGINE FAILURE. LANDED SAFELY AT BLYTHE AIRPORT, BLYTHE, CA ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1998. AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING ENGINE CHANGE AT THIS TIME. ANY FINDINGS ON THE ENGINE THAT FAILED WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A REPORT. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.