# Accident 20131014019979A: Piper PA-32R-300, Hector, AR, October 14, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2013, 17:00 local time
- Place: Hector, AR
- Airport: Russellville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4631° N, 92.9792° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4631&lon=-92.9792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5605V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5605V-2015-02-04) (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 PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 604 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131014019979A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/14/2013, N5605V STANDARD CERTIFIED AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY A PRIVATE RATED PILOT WITH A 2ND CLASS (COMMERCIAL) MEDICAL, LOST ENGINE POWER, THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND ON CANNADY FLAT ROAD, HECTOR ARKANSAS.  WHILE LANDING, THE LEFT WING CAUGHT A POWER LINE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TELEPHONE POLE.  NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN14LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA030), Oct 14, 2013: Piper PA 32R-300 (N5605V), Hector, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: An engine failure due to crankshaft fatigue cracking for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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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