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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Carson City, NV · December 5, 1980

Date
December 5, 1980 · 09:00 local
Place
Carson City, NV
Airport
Carson City
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3587W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FXQ04
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
768 total214 in this make and model59 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.

Smoke in cockpit, engine quit. Hit fence and ditch on landing. Found open primer line. No carb air filter. Other

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE IN COCKPIT, ENGINE QUIT. HIT FENCE AND DITCH ON LANDING. FOUND OPEN PRIMER LINE. NO CARB AIR FILTER. OTHER

NTSB investigation

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