# NTSB SEA81FYE15: Piper PA-24, N6651P, Olympia, WA, January 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1981
- Place: Olympia, WA · OLYMPIA, WA
- Location: 47.0406° N, 122.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olympia, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0406&lon=-122.8950&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FYE15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYE15

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6651P-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 24-1774, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6651P (3)

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 FTW94FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA031), Nov 10, 1993: Piper PA-24-250 (N6651P), Longview, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: POOR 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…
- [NTSB SEA79FYM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM45), Jul 1, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N6651P), Salem, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA72DYI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYI07), Aug 19, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N6651P), Bend, OR, substantial damage

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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