ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382880
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| Date: | Saturday 11 December 1982 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N77340 |
| MSN: | 24-2948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 322 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lacon, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aurora, IL (C ) |
| Lacon, IL (C ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER A NORMAL LIFTOFF TO PATTERN ALTITUDE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISS AND BACKFIRE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A THOROUGH MAGNETO CHECK FINDING NO UNUSUAL INDICATIONS. THE PILOT TOOKOFF AND AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT THE ENGINE BACK TO MISS AND LOST POWER. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A CORN FIELD, 1/4 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OF FAILURE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI83LA058
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 November 1995 | N7734P | Ross Spath | 3 | Hartford, VT | |
w/o |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 18:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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