Plane Crash List

Piper PA-32R-300 N46PC

12 April 1985 · Marion, Alabama, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 April 1985 at about 12:40 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N46PC was involved in an incident near Marion, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:40
Classification
Incident
Location
Marion, Alabama, United States
Nearest airport
Perry County (A09)
Coordinates
32.6305, -87.3103
Aircraft
Piper PA-32R-300
Registration
N46PC
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Birmingham → Mobile
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
ATL85IA132

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

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

CRUISING AT 4000 FT MSL WHEN ENGINE VIBRATION OCCURRED AND BECAME SEVERE. REDUCED THROTTE BUT ROUGHNESS PERSISTED. UNABLE TO MNTN ALTITUDE WITH 2000 RPM AND 25 INCHES MAP. MADE FORCED LDG IN CORN FIELD. NOSE LDG GR COLLAPSED. ENGINE CHECKED OUT OKAY. ONE PROPELLER PIN BROKEN DUE TO FATIGUE. OPPOSITE OUTER BEARING RACE RUSTED AND BROKEN WITH FATIGUE FRACTURE. LUBRICANT WAS DRY AND CAKED ON BEARINGS AND BEARING RACE. 34 HRS SINCE 100-HR INSPECTION. 1084 HOURS SINCE PROP OVERHAUL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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