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| Date: | Friday 13 November 1987 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Kwc Aviation |
| Registration: | N6644P |
| MSN: | 24-1677 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2666 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-A1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Des Moines, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grunnel, IA (K29) |
| Des Moines, IA (KDSM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
APPROX EIGHT MILES FROM THE DEST ARPT, THE PIC EXPERIENCED PARTIAL, THEN A COMPLETE POWER LOSS. AN EMERGENCY LNDG WAS MADE ON A GOLF COURSE, ABOUT ONE MILE SHORT OF THE DEST ARPT. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED NO FUEL IN ANY OF THE FOUR TANKS. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE WINGS, GEAR, PROP, AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ON THE ROUGH SOD ADJACENT TO THE FAIRWAY.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC88LA017
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 11:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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