# Incident 19780518033929I: Piper PA31, Parkersburg, WV, May 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1978, 18:45 local time
- Place: Parkersburg, WV
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.2613° N, 81.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2613&lon=-81.5434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6639L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,980 total, 180 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780518033929I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON SHORT FINAL DUE TO SMOKE. TURBO SEAL HAD FAILED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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