# NTSB CHI79FEP43: Piper PA-32R, N9585C, Iola, WI, April 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1979
- Place: Iola, WI · IOLA, WI
- Location: 44.5097° N, 89.1172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iola, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5097&lon=-89.1172&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137260
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEP43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1832  79/4/13    IOLA,WI             PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 375
        TIME - 1355                    N9585C              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 157 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEVENS PT,WI               MUSKEGON,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- REGULATOR STEM, P/N 2529191,SEPARATED FROM THE REGULATOR SERVO BALL, P/N 193902.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9585C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9585C), registered now, S/N 32R-7885058, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790413019079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790413019079A), Apr 13, 1979: Piper PA32RT300, Iola, WI, Substantial damage. Engine stopped enroute due to fuel injector failure. Landed in field, hit ditch.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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