# Accident 19830701028139A: Piper PA60601B, Elko, NV, July 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1983, 14:32 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9507° N, 115.7897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9507&lon=-115.7897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601MM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540P1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 80 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830701028139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER SHUTTING DOWN RIGHT ENGINE AFTER LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE FROM BREAK IN COOLER LINE.

## 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 LAX83LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA313), Jul 1, 1983: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601B (N601MM), Elko, NV, 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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