# NTSB FTW80FPG17: Aerostar 601B, N80GT, Scranton, AR, March 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1980
- Place: Scranton, AR · SCRANTON, AR
- Location: 35.3604° N, 93.5397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scranton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3604&lon=-93.5397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FPG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0126  80/3/11    SCRANTON,AR         AEROSTAR 601B       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 12155
        TIME - 1610                    N80GT               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALTER LOONEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCRANTON,AR                 CLARKSVILLE,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED BOTH ENG LOST PWR DRG CLIMBOUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80GT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80GT), registered now, S/N 61-0717-8062144 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601B
- Registry model: [Piper AEROSTAR 601B](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601b) (registry code 7106011) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walter Looney

## 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 19800311005069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800311005069A), Mar 11, 1980: Piper PA60601B, Scranton, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot reported both engines quit on climbout. Landed in river. Witness observed black smoke from engines.

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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