# Accident 19800311005069A: Piper PA60601B, Scranton, AR, March 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1980, 16:10 local time
- Place: Scranton, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3604° N, 93.5397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scranton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3604&lon=-93.5397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80GT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80GT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601B (registry code 7106011, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,154 total, 66 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800311005069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80FPG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPG17), Mar 11, 1980: Aerostar 601B (N80GT), Scranton, AR, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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