# NTSB CHI80FEI42: Piper PA-24, N9411P, Sandusky, OH, September 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1980
- Place: Sandusky, OH · SANDUSKY, OH
- Location: 41.4559° N, 82.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandusky, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4559&lon=-82.7144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- ADs cited in the narratives: [AD 79-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/ad/79-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEI42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2680  80/9/10    SANDUSKY,OH         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 3358
        TIME - 1045                    N9411P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2750 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDUSKY,OH                 FREMONT,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- REGULATOR DIAPHRAM STEM,P/N 2529192,SEPARATED FM CENTER ASSY,P/N 2529471.AVCO LYC AD #79-04-05 NCW
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9411P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9411P), registered now, S/N 24-4916, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Griffin

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800910041359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800910041359A), Sep 10, 1980: Piper PA24260, Sandusky, OH, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff landed in bay. Found fuel injector diaphragm separated, cut off fuel flow. AD not complied.

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.

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