# Accident 19810210003389A: Piper PA24250, Olympia, WA, February 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1981, 09:35 local time
- Place: Olympia, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0406° N, 122.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olympia, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0406&lon=-122.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6651P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6651P-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 320 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810210003389A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. WING HIT BUSH, LANDING IN A FIELD. FOUND HOLE IN CRANK CASE FROM BROKEN ROD & FAILED CRANK SHAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6651P (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19931110042519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931110042519A), Nov 10, 1993: Piper PA24250 (N6651P), Longview, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot radioed distress on takeoff climb then descended into trees. Drugs alcohol and depressed state were factors.
- [Accident 19790701020599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701020599A), Jul 1, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N6651P), Salem, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot failed to place gear lever in full down position. Did not check gear down. Gear collapsed on landing.

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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