19800311005069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601B · Scranton, AR · March 11, 1980

Date
March 11, 1980 · 16:10 local
Place
Scranton, AR
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80GT
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FPG17
Reported as
Piper PA60601B
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,154 total66 in this make and model212 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.

Pilot reported both engines quit on climbout. Landed in river. Witness observed black smoke from engines.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN RIVER. WITNESS OBSERVED BLACK SMOKE FROM ENGINES.

NTSB investigation

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