Piper PA-32R-300 N6866J

Summary

On 12 July 1983 at about 14:11 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N6866J was involved in an accident near Cynthiana, Kentucky, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 July 1983 at 14:11

Classification

Accident

Location

Cynthiana, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Cynthiana (018)

Coordinates

38.3802, -84.2900

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-300

Registration

N6866J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salem → Knoxville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83FA270

4 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT CRASHED DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE ACFT WAS CRUISING AT 6000 FT MSL WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOTS SET UP A GLIDE FOR CYNTHIANA/HARRISON ARPT WHILE TRYING TO RESTART THE ENGINE. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THEY COULD NOT REACH THE ARPT THEY HEADED FOR AN OPEN AREA. THE ACFT WENT BETWEEN 2 TREES WHICH TOOK OFF BOTH WINGSAND THE FUSELAGE HIT THE GROUND HARD. THE ACFT THEN SLID TO A STOP. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED THE FUEL SERVO WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. THIS ASSEMBLY P/N 2539806 WAS THE SUBJECT OF A BENDIX SERVICE BULLETIN # RS-85 ISSUED 6/20/83. ACTIONRECOMMENDED WAS TO REPLACE THE DIAPHRAGM WITH A NEW ONE P/N 2541803. SERVICE BULLETINS ARE NOT MANDATORY. THIS BULLETIN WAS MADE AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE IN 8/83.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.