# Incident 19981103040739I: Piper PA28161, Cedar Rapids, IA, November 3, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1998, 13:30 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0083° N, 91.6441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0083&lon=-91.6441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2092M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2092M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,540 total, 400 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981103040739I

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE APPROXIMATELY 7-10 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT PARTIALLY LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE.  UPON INSPECTION THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE SUFFICIANT FUEL.  FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE CARBURETOR TO BE MALFUNCTIONING.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                          THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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