19801220080499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-400 · Cave Rock, NV · December 20, 1980

Date
December 20, 1980 · 15:45 local
Place
Cave Rock, NV
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8431P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DXQ06
Reported as
Piper PA24400
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
171 total54 in this make and model1 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.

Engine lost power. Unknown cause. Airplane ditched in a lake. Possible fuel problem.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER. UNKNOWN CAUSE. AIRPLANE DITCHED IN A LAKE. POSSIBLE FUEL PROBLEM.

NTSB investigation

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