# NTSB FTW80FRG66: Piper PA-23, N6691Y, Austin, TX, August 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1980
- Place: Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&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 October 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FRG66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2316  80/8/23    AUSTIN,TX           PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N6691Y              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  28, 2353 TOTAL HOURS, 35
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUSTIN,TX                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD UN TO CLB AFTER L ENG LOST PWR AT 100FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6691Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6691Y-2013-06-10), registration cancelled 2013-06-10, S/N 27-4014, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (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: Tims

## 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 19800823037199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823037199A), Aug 23, 1980: Piper PA23250, Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost engine on twin & crashed attempting to make runway. No malfunction discovered on engine.

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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