Piper 601P N6081Q
2 January 1984 · Garfield, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 January 1984 at about 19:40 local time, a Piper 601P registered N6081Q, operated by Ramos Construction Company Inc, was involved in an accident near Garfield, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Garfield, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.9891, -117.1608
- Aircraft
- Piper 601P
- Registration
- N6081Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ramos Construction Company Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Spokane → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA84FA031
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
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper 601 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 18 Feb 1983 | Piper 601P | San Diego, California, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Piper 601P | Burbank, California, United States | H. JOE Meheen | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1986 | Piper 601P | Indian Head, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1986 | Piper 601P | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1984 | Cessna 150H | Deer Park, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1984 | Boeing VC-137B-BN | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1984 | Beechcraft A35 | Renton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1984 | Raven RALLY RX7 | Aibirm, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1984 | Lark IS28B2 | Issaquqh, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1984 | Cessna A185F | Winslow, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |