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Piper PA-24-250 N6639P

20 June 1986 · West Chester, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 June 1986 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N6639P, operated by Robert O. Hefner, was involved in an accident near West Chester, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:45
Classification
Accident
Location
West Chester, Ohio, United States
Coordinates
39.3298, -84.4005
Aircraft
Piper PA-24-250
Registration
N6639P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Robert O. Hefner
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Columbus → Cincinnati
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL86LA177

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

DRG FLT, THE ENG LOST POWER & THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD, BUT DRG THE LNDG ROLL, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A ROAD SIGN. A POST CRASH EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THE #6 CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED APRX 4' ABOVE THE CYLINDER FLANGE. A METALLURGICAL EXAM OF THE FRACTURE SURFACE REVEALED THERE WAS A FATIGUE CRACK PRESENT PRIORTO THE FAILURE. THE ENG WAS OVERHAULED APRX 11 FLT HRS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. NO FATIGUE CRACKING WAS NOTED AT THAT TIME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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