19791029037079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Harlan, KY · October 29, 1979

Date
October 29, 1979 · 13:15 local
Place
Harlan, KY
Airport
Tucker Guthrie
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N62727
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD80FA006
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,995 total252 in this make and model102 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Left eng lost pwr in pattern. Landed long on wet sod, side of rwy. No flaps. Ran off end rwy. Defect in eng air box

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENG LOST PWR IN PATTERN. LANDED LONG ON WET SOD, SIDE OF RWY. NO FLAPS. RAN OFF END RWY. DEFECT IN ENG AIR BOX

NTSB investigation

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