# Accident 19850913044859A: Piper PA60600, Eva, AL, September 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1985, 11:11 local time
- Place: Eva, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3303° N, 86.7497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3303&lon=-86.7497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N680CC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540B1B5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 1,993 total, 97 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85MA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85MA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850913044859A

## Narrative

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

FEATHERED RIGHT ENGINE, CRANKSHAFT NOSE OIL SEAL LEAKING. UNABLE TO HOLD ALTITUDE, SPUN IN. LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN.

## 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 ATL85MA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85MA275), Sep 13, 1985: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 (N680CC), Eva, AL, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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