# Incident 19780717048559I: Piper PA25, Virginia Beach, VA, July 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Virginia Beach, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8529° N, 75.9780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Virginia Beach, VA, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8529&lon=-75.9780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6068Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6068Z-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 400 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/19780717048559I

## Narrative

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

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

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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