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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Virginia Beach, VA · August 30, 1975

Date
August 30, 1975
Place
Virginia Beach, VA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4866Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD76FID07
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total250 in this make and model215 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.

Valve stems and spark plugs coated with thin aluminum powder. Inlet of r muffler disintegrated.

As the FAA filed it

VALVE STEMS AND SPARK PLUGS COATED WITH THIN ALUMINUM POWDER.INLET OF R MUFFLER DISINTEGRATED.

NTSB investigation

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