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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA60600 · Fort Smith, AR · March 1, 1991

Date
March 1, 1991 · 16:55 local
Place
Fort Smith, AR
Airport
Fort Smith Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7488S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW91FA045
Reported as
Piper PA60600
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540G1B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total500 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost right engine on climbout. Tried return. Hit trees. Burned. Engines had recent overhaul were in poor condition.

As the FAA filed it

LOST RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED RETURN. HIT TREES. BURNED. ENGINES HAD RECENT OVERHAUL WERE IN POOR CONDITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.