- Date
- November 13, 1980
- Place
- Des Arc, MO · DES ARC, MO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6345PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801113074839A
- Case key
- 128086
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3610 80/11/13 DES ARC,MO PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N6345P PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 55, 3550 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 425 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENTON HARBOR,MI WEST PLAINS,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SIPHONING 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- RIGHT TANK FUEL CAP SEAL LOOSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6345P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6345PRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · Piper PA-24Airframe modelPiper PA-24Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N6345P · 1
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