# NTSB MKC81DCA04: Piper PA-24, N6345P, Des Arc, MO, November 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1980
- Place: Des Arc, MO · DES ARC, MO
- Location: 37.2832° N, 90.6361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Arc, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2832&lon=-90.6361&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6345P-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N 24-1455, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19801113074839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113074839A), Nov 13, 1980: Piper PA24, Des Arc, MO, Substantial damage. Forced landing due to fuel exhaustion. Found leaky fuel cap had siphoned fuel, collapsed rubber fuel cell.

## Other investigations on N6345P (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI93LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA016), Oct 25, 1992: Piper PA-24-180 (N6345P), Ludington, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB OUT ON A NIGHT FLIGHT.

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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