19740720024369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Port Barre, LA · July 20, 1974

Date
July 20, 1974
Place
Port Barre, LA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3765W
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW75FRD05
Reported as
Piper PA32260
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,602 total68 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Exhst cluster separated. Causd eng fuel fire. Evdnce of pre-exstng cracks. Rolled into ditch

As the FAA filed it

EXHST CLUSTER SEPARATED. CAUSD ENG FUEL FIRE.EVDNCE OF PRE-EXSTNG CRACKS. ROLLED INTO DITCH

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.