# Accident 20110806019169A: Piper PA-46-310P, Elizabethtown, NC, August 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: Elizabethtown, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6019° N, 78.5794° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6019&lon=-78.5794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N469CC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 400 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA461) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110806019169A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/6/11 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM EYF. AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 1100 FT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT TURNED TOWARD THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRSPEED DROPPED FROM 150 KTS. TO 100 KTS. THE PILOT FEATHERED THE PROP AND LEFT THE LANDING GEAR UP TO REDUCE DRAG.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP WITH DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. SEE ATTACHMENTS.

## 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 ERA11LA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA461), Aug 6, 2011: Piper PA-46-310P (N469CC), Elizabethtown, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper securing of a “B” nut on the power turbine control (Py) line by unknown maintenance personnel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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