# NTSB SEA84FA031: Piper 601P, N6081Q, Garfield, WA, January 2, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: January 2, 1984, 11:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place: Garfield, WA
- Coordinates: 46.989082, -117.160781 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9891&lon=-117.1608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 39786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA84FA031
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39786/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA031

## Analysis

THE ACFT WAS FORCED TO LAND ON A ROAD DUE TO A FIRE IN THE LEFT WING. DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEFT TURBOCHARGER HAD BEEN REMOVED AND REINSTALLED SEVERAL TIMES. A CLAMP ON THE TURBOCHARGER EXHAUST WASIMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. THIS ALLOWED HOT GASES TO BE DIVERTED AND BLOW ON THE FIREWALL AND MELT AFUEL LINE WHICH STARTED THE FIRE.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Fire, climb - to cruise
  - exhaust system,clamp - improper (cause)
  - maintenance,installation - improper, company maintenance personnel (cause)
  - fuel system,line - burned (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear attachment - overload (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6081Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6081Q-1993-03-29), registration cancelled 1993-03-29, S/N 61P07518063371 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper 601P
- Registry model: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (registry code 7106012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 61P075180633
- Airframe hours: 4814
- Engines: LYCOMING TIO-540 350 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: In-Flight
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Ramos Construction Company Inc
- Registered owner: Hernando Cardona
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 23, 1983, 60 hours before
- Departed: GEG, SPOKANE, WA
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; flight instructor, airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 9,103 total, 3,250 in this make and model, 3,200 as pilot in command, 106 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19840102000189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840102000189A), Jan 2, 1984: Piper PA60601P, Garfield, WA, Destroyed. Fire in left engine. Crash landed on a road. Misaligned exhaust turbo clamp allowed hot gasses to melt a fuel line.

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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