- Date
- November 14, 1990, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lindstrom, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N653AAPiper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901114050299A
- Case key
- 14955
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Probable cause
Left engine failure for an undetermined reason. A factor related to the accident was: unsuitable terrain.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said that while practicing slow flight, the left engine lost power and the propeller went into feather. After several attempts to restart the left engine, while unable to maintain altitude, an emergency landing was made in a soft, farm field. The gear down landing resulted in substantial damage to the wings, landing gear, and propeller. Post-accident inspection of the airplane and engine failed to reveal the reason for the power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N653AA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-3943
- Airframe hours
- 7,842
- Engine
- lycoming IO-540-C4B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Arrowhead Airways Inc.
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 30, 1990 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- D97 · St Paul, MN
- Destination
- ANE · Blaine, MN
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,700 total · 137 in this make and model · 2,300 as pilot in command · 275 in the last 90 days · 88 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 190° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Observed at
- MPS, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.