- Date
- November 7, 1980
- Place
- Iola, TX · IOLA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6691PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801107063889A
- Case key
- 127848
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3187 80/11/7 IOLA,TX PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - UNK/NR N6691P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 67, 9000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST MEMPHIS,AR COLLEGE STATION,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT RPRTD TKOF W 4.7HRS FUEL,FUEL EXHAUSTION AFTER 3.3HRS.FUEL STAINS FND NR GASCOLATOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6691P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6691PRegistration cancelled Sep 13, 2018 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6691P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB GAA16LA128Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSturgis, SDThe pilot's failure to execute the published missed approach procedure in a timely manner, which resulted in collision with a light pole and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB LAX77DUK07Accident · No injuriesClosedGlobe, AZ