- Date
- October 29, 1979
- Place
- Harlan, KY · HARLAN, KY
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N62727Piper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791029037079A
- Case key
- 133601
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3019 79/10/29 HARLAN,KY PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1995 TIME - 1315 N62727 PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 252 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCKER-GUTHRIE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHARLESTON,WV HARLAN,KY ROANOKE,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- ALT AIR DOOR LOOSE IN AIRBOX.T/D FAST,FLAPS UP,ON WET GRASS ADJ TO RWY.DROPPED OVR CLIFF WEST END.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62727
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tucker-Guthrie
N62727Registration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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