# Accident 20230901015799A: Piper PA-32-300, Cincinnati, OH, September 1, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2023, 20:54 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0368° N, 84.3337° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0368&lon=-84.3337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6868D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6868D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (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-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 477 total, 10 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230901015799A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KLUK AT APPROXIMATELY 2010 EDT FOR LOCAL FLIGHT WITH RETURN TO KLUK. AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 EDT PILOT REPORTED SMELLING A FUEL BURN SMELL AND ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. PILOT REPORTED TO KLUK TOWER OF ENGINE PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT LANDING IN TREES APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES EAST OF KLUK. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES THAN SLID BACKWARD AND EMPENNAGE IMPACTED GROUND. BOTH WING FUEL TANKS WERE BREACHED BY TREES. LEFT WING TIP TANK WAS SHEARED OFF.  DAMAGE TO PROPELLOR DID NOT INDICATE ROTATION AT TIME OF IMPACT.

## 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 ERA23LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA362), Sep 2, 2023: Piper PA32 (N6868D), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N6868D (1)

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

- [Incident 19960412025039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960412025039I), Apr 12, 1996: Piper PA32300 (N6868D), Chandler, IN. Narrative: aircraft was operating at 4500 ft MSL, pilot stated he lost all engine power. Power was regained and an emergency landing was accomplished. Number…

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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