- Date
- August 2, 1987, 22:20 local (Aug 3, 1987, 03:20 UTC)
- Place
- Oelwein, IA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N36646Piper PA-32RT
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870802062739A
- Case key
- 34426
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a personal night x-c flt, the plt noticed a glowing condition in the engine compartment and also a loss of manifold pressure. The plt shut the fuel off, pulled the mixture to cutoff, and declared an emergency. The acft made an emergency landing in a cornfield and was substantially damaged. Post accident inspection revealed a loose exhaust manifold connection. There was evidence of a fire in the area of this connection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36646
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32RT
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R-7887063
- Airframe hours
- 1,380
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Niederhauser Aviaiton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 30, 1986
- Departed
- FLD · Fondulac, WI
- Destination
- ALO · Waterloo, IA
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
- 29
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,750 total · 320 in this make and model · 2,650 as pilot in command · 140 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.