- Date
- January 10, 1981
- Place
- Olympia, WA · OLYMPIA, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6651PPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126616
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2730 81/1/10 NR.OLYMPIA,WA PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0935 N6651P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 44, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 320 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SNOHOMISH,WA SALEM,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DRNG RE-NITRIDING,TEMPS EXCEEDING NRML FACTORY NITRIDING TEMPS WERE USED.LOWERED CORE HARDNESS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6651P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6651PRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Piper PA-24-250Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N6651P · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW94FA031Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLongview, TXPoor judgment of the pilot due to impairment from consumption of alcohol and use of a drug (marijuana), and his failure to correct a descent, while maneuvering at low altitude. A factor related to the accident was: the pilot's psychological condition.NTSB SEA79FYM45Accident · No injuriesClosedSalem, ORNTSB SEA72DYI07Accident · No injuriesClosedBend, OR