# Accident 19840102000189A: Piper PA60601P, Garfield, WA, January 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1984, 11:40 local time
- Place: Garfield, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9891° N, 117.1608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9891&lon=-117.1608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6081Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6081Q-1993-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,103 total, 3,250 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840102000189A

## Narrative

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

FIRE IN LEFT ENGINE. CRASH LANDED ON A ROAD. MISALIGNED EXHAUST TURBO CLAMP ALLOWED HOT GASSES TO MELT A FUEL 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 SEA84FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA031), Jan 2, 1984: Piper 601P (N6081Q), Garfield, WA, destroyed

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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