19760427013999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31P · Paintsville, KY · April 27, 1976

Date
April 27, 1976
Place
Paintsville, KY
Airport
Combs
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6845L
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD76FLQ20
Reported as
Piper PA31P
Reported engine
Lycoming
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total200 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Nr 1 bottom plug had 1/2 cntr electrode & porcelain gone. Nr 5 had abt 3/4 ceramic missing.

As the FAA filed it

NR 1 BOTTOM PLUG HAD 1/2 CNTR ELECTRODE & PORCELAIN GONE. NR 5 HAD ABT 3/4 CERAMIC MISSING.

NTSB investigation

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