# Accident 19831106056589A: Piper PA60601P, Helendale, CA, November 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1983, 15:50 local time
- Place: Helendale, CA
- Airport: George Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4301° N, 119.6904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4301&lon=-119.6904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9774Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9774Q-2014-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,230 total, 450 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831106056589A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FAILED CRUISING AT FL 220. FAILED TO FEATHER CAUSING A FORCED LANDING. MAGNETO P LEADS SHORTED OUT.

## 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 LAX84FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA049), Nov 6, 1983: Piper 601P (N9774Q), Helendale, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9774Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19811109074219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811109074219A), Nov 9, 1981: Piper PA60601P (N9774Q), Burbank, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing, causing 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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