- Date
- March 13, 1980
- Place
- Utica, NE · UTICA, NE
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6493LPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800313007299A
- Case key
- 131879
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0424 80/3/13 UTICA,NE PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 4120 TIME - 1105 N6493L PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 820 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING V DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SULPHUR SPRINGS,TX YORK,NE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT DELAYED LOWERING LDG GEAR ON FINAL DURING EMERGENCY.LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6493L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying V
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.