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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-25 · Virginia Beach, VA · July 17, 1978

Date: July 17, 1978 · 15:00 local
Place: Virginia Beach, VA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6068Z
Reported as: Piper PA25
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total400 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N6068ZRegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Piper PA-25S/N 25-78 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-25 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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.

Engine stopped when hole in the muffler allowed hot gasses to burn and ground "p" leads and plug wires.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED WHEN HOLE IN THE MUFFLER ALLOWED HOT GASSES TO BURN AND GROUND "P" LEADS AND PLUG WIRES.