19790126043599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31 · Lima, NY · January 26, 1979

Date
January 26, 1979 · 00:37 local
Place
Lima, NY
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9004Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FA022
Reported as
Piper PA31
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,060 total1,015 in this make and model220 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.

Left prop blade tip separated,did not feather,fuel exhaustion right engine,ice on airframe,stall landed,open field.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT PROP BLADE TIP SEPARATED,DID NOT FEATHER,FUEL EXHAUSTION RIGHT ENGINE,ICE ON AIRFRAME,STALL LANDED,OPEN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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