# Incident 19781116026669I: Piper PA31, Bethany, OK, November 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1978, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bethany, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5340° N, 97.6469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILEY POST (PWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5340&lon=-97.6469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6700L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6700L-1988-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 2,500 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/19781116026669I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO ENGINE FIRE. CYLINDER FLANGE BROKE LOOSE FROM ENGINE.

## Other reports on N6700L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860414011699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860414011699A), Apr 14, 1986: Piper STCPA31 (N6700L), Norfolk, NE, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Lost control after takeoff into low IFR conditions. Impacted ground and burned. Suspect gyro not spooled up.
- [Incident 19790819032269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819032269I), Aug 19, 1979: Piper PA31 (N6700L), Kingfisher, OK, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck high tension lines while landing on Private strip.

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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