# Accident 20010621038309A: Piper PA32R300, Plattsmouth, NE, June 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2001, 18:58 local time
- Place: Plattsmouth, NE
- Airport: Plattsmouth Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0002° N, 95.8904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0002&lon=-95.8904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5659V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5659V-2005-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010621038309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N5659V, PIPER PA32R-300, WAS ON A PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO PLATTSMOUTH NE. MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED. THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOT ON BOARD RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOTS STATED THAT THEY HAD DESCENDED TO MINNIUN DESCENT HEIGHT, AND AT FIVE DME MILES PERFORMED THE CHECKLIST IN PREPARATION FOR THE LANDING. THIS INCLUDED SWITCHING THE FUEL TANKS FROM THE RIGHT TANK TO THE LEFT TANK. AT ONE POINT EIGHT DME MILES THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, AND CRASHED SIX TENTHS OF A MILE FROM THE RUNWAY IN A BEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RAN ON A TEST STAND DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY. THE AIRCRAFT VENT SYSTEM, ENGINE, CONTROLS, FUEL, FUEL SYSTEM, AND THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WERE EXAMINED, WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS.

## 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 CHI01LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA184), Jun 21, 2001: Piper PA-32R-300 (N5659V), Plattsmouth, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during the approach and the inadvertent stall that occurred during the forced landing. Factors relating to this accident were the low airspeed, the…

## Other reports on N5659V (1)

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

- [Incident 19901022054219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901022054219I), Oct 22, 1990: Piper PA32R300 (N5659V), Massena, NY, Minor damage. Pilot landed on a closed runway. Hit barriers with propelller. Skidded off runway.

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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