Piper 601P N3642A
17 November 1982 · Tonopah, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 November 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper 601P registered N3642A, operated by James E. Jenkins, was involved in an accident near Tonopah, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tonopah, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.3603, -116.2591
- Aircraft
- Piper 601P
- Registration
- N3642A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- James E. Jenkins
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tonopah → Carson City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83FA035
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
AS THE ACFT REACHED 15,500 FT, APRX 30 MI FROM THE DEP ARPT, THE PLT & PAX NOTED FUMES THAT IRRITATED THE EYES & CAUSED DIZZINESS & BREATHING DIFFICULTIES. THE PLT REVERSED COURSE, THEN ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERG LNDG ON A DIRT ROAD. DRG THE LNDG ROLL-OUT, THE LEFT WING STRUCK 1 OR MORE METAL POSTS. WHEN THE PLT & PAX EVACUATED THRU THE PLT'S DOOR, FLAMES WERE OBSVD EMINATING FORM THE AFT PORTION OF THE LFT WING & THE LFT MAIN TIRE & WHL WERE BURNING. THE FIRE HAD SELF-EXTINGUISHED PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF EMERG EQUIPMENT. AN EXAMINATION REVEALED SVRL BURNED ELEC WIRES UNDER THE LWR LFT INST PANEL. THE BURNED WIRES WERE CNCTD THE STROBE LGT, SFC DE-ICER & WINDSHIELD HEAT OR PROP DE-ICE SWS, AS WELL AS 3 UNUSED WIRES. THE SOURCE OF THE ELEC FIRE WAS NOT DTRMD. NO DIRECT RELATIONSHIP WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE BURNED WIRING IN THE COCKPIT AND THE FIRE ON THE LEFT WING & GEAR. A DENT WITH CHORDWISE GASHES WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT WING. FUEL STAINS SURROUNDED THE GASHES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1982 | Piper 601P | Burbank, California, United States | H. JOE Meheen | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1982 | Piper 601P | New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States | Industrial Electric Heating | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1982 | Piper 601P | Fountain, Colorado, United States | Denver Charters, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Nov 1982 | Piper 601P | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States | Newtron Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1983 | Piper 601P | Helendale, California, United States | Paul M. Guyer | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1983 | Piper 601P | Billings, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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