# NTSB IAD80FA006: Piper PA-23, N62727, Harlan, KY, October 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1979
- Place: Harlan, KY · HARLAN, KY
- Location: 36.8457° N, 83.3115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlan, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8457&lon=-83.3115&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62727-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 27-7654178, built 1976 (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: Tucker-Guthrie

## 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 19791029037079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029037079A), Oct 29, 1979: Piper PA23250, Harlan, KY, Substantial damage. Left eng lost pwr in pattern. Landed long on wet sod, side of rwy. No flaps. Ran off end rwy. Defect in eng air box

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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