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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Hampton, VA · October 20, 1976

Date
October 20, 1976
Place
Hampton, VA
Airport
Newport News International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N61436
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD77FA008
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,646 total180 in this make and model0 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.

NR5 cyl,r eng,exh valve would not seat.r eng alt bracket failed. Coplt injury index presumed.

As the FAA filed it

NR5 CYL,R ENG,EXH VALVE WOULD NOT SEAT.R ENG ALT BRACKET FAILED.COPLT INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

NTSB investigation

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