41.0670° N, 73.7076° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WESTCHESTER COUNTY (HPN), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 27, 1979 · 19:28 local
Place
White Plains, NY
Airport
Westchester Co
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BAC
Aircraft
N59769
Reported as
Piper PA31
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540A2C
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.
Heavy engine vibration traced to an aluminum sliver in the fuel bleed nozzle. Injector nozzle replaced.
As the FAA filed it
HEAVY ENGINE VIBRATION TRACED TO AN ALUMINUM SLIVER IN THE FUEL BLEED NOZZLE. INJECTOR NOZZLE REPLACED.