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.
Other Piper PA-24 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Fallon, Nevada, United States | Donald Stelling | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-24-260 | Ft. Dix, New Jersey, United States | Norman A.sharpless/Wm.shirey | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Sep 1986 | Piper PA-24-180 | Danville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Peoria, Arizona, United States | William D. Whitley | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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