# Incident 20000805025629I: Piper PA24180, Red Bay, AL, August 5, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2000, 14:10 local time
- Place: Red Bay, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4361° N, 88.1365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Bay, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4361&lon=-88.1365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5886P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5886P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 594 total, 160 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000805025629I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED PARTIAL POWER FAILURE IN LEVEL FLIGHT. BEING INVESTIGATED AT THIS TIME.

## Other reports on N5886P (2)

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

- [Incident 19900319015169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900319015169I), Mar 19, 1990: Piper PA24 (N5886P), Altoona, PA. Engine rough and losing power. Landed safely. Carburetor heat ducting improperly installed. Had icing conditions.
- [Accident 19770527016069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770527016069A), May 27, 1977: Piper PA24400 (N5886P), Central City, PA, Substantial damage. Nose gr micro switch loose,not rigged properly. Both main gr assy tight,needed lubrication.

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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