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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Ogallah, KS · July 27, 2004

Date: July 27, 2004 · 09:30 local
Place: Ogallah, KS
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N5645P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,307 total358 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N5645PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-715 · Built 1954 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 07-27-04 at 0930 CST, a Piper PA24-250, N5645P operated by richard l. hearting was at cruise altitude when the engine became rough for a few seconds and then lost total engine power during a VFR flight. No flight plan had been filed. The aircraft received minor damage during the emergency landing into a field. The pilot was not injured. The pilot has a private pilot certificate. The flight originated at hays, KS on 07-27-04 at approximately 0915 CST. This report closes this investigation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 07-27-04 AT 0930 CST, A PIPER PA24-250, N5645P OPERATED BY RICHARD L. HEARTING WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE WHEN THE ENGINE BECAME ROUGH FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN LOST TOTAL ENGINE POWER DURING A VFR FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A FIELD. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HAS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HAYS, KS ON 07-27-04 AT APPROXIMATELY 0915 CST. THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INVESTIGATION.