- Date
- July 29, 1986, 12:18 local (17:18 UTC)
- Place
- Morris, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N81753Piper PA-32R-301T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860729070729A
- Case key
- 13496
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Analysis
During cruise flight, the engine stopped and the pilot attempted to glide to an airport, but was forced to land in a cornfield, aprx one mile short of the airfield. A post-crash inspection revealed the flange of the left intermediate exhaust pipe (pn LW-15811) had cracked and become loose. This allowed hot gasses to melt and short out wiring to both magnetos. There was evidence that an exhaust clamp (pn LW-12093-5) was improperly installed. Subsequently, the exhaust flange failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81753
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-301T (PA-32R-301)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-8029707
- Airframe hours
- 879
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Intex Mgt. Co. Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 5, 1985 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- SGF · Springfield, MO
- Destination
- MDW · Chicago, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 536 total · 191 in this make and model · 419 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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