19810214003949A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Nashville, TN · February 14, 1981

Date
February 14, 1981 · 13:00 local
Place
Nashville, TN
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3932W
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FKW09
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
962 total45 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine lost power on base leg. Crashe-landed near end of runway. Engine lacked good maintenance.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON BASE LEG. CRASHE-LANDED NEAR END OF RUNWAY. ENGINE LACKED GOOD MAINTENANCE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N3932W · 1

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