- Date
- November 6, 1988, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Leon, IA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9246WPiper PA-28-235
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881106049729A
- Case key
- 34719
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Analysis
While cruising about 3000 feet AGL during a personal flight, the engine had a complete power failure. A successful emergency ldg was made on a farm hay field with no damage incurred. Shortly after the ldg, smoke was observed coming from the engine compartment. A fire had erupted in the engine compartment and attempts to extinguish the fire were unsuccessful. The acft sustained substantial damage before the local fire dept arrived and extinguished the fire. Postaccident investigation revealed a burned-through area on the exhaust muffler near the carburetor. The heat from the burned-through area was directed on the carburetor causing failure of the carburetor and subsequent engine fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9246W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-10916
- Airframe hours
- 1,886
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B4B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Miller, Loring
- Registered owner
- Miller, Loring V
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 14, 1988 · 126 hours before
- Departed
- VER · Boonville, MO
- Airport
- NONE
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 464 total · 273 in this make and model · 327 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DSM, 50 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.