19791003034029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23 · Opelousas, LA · October 3, 1979

Date
October 3, 1979 · 22:00 local
Place
Opelousas, LA
Airport
St Landry Parish
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N62267
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FRD01
Reported as
Piper PA23
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,940 total86 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rt engine stop on final. Did not feather. Became low, below VMC. Hit logs short of rwy. Suspect carb ice.

As the FAA filed it

RT ENGINE STOP ON FINAL. DID NOT FEATHER. BECAME LOW, BELOW VMC. HIT LOGS SHORT OF RWY. SUSPECT CARB ICE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.