# Accident 19800312005999A: Piper PA31T, Kettleman City, CA, March 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1980, 16:15 local time
- Place: Kettleman City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0090° N, 119.9629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kettleman City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0090&lon=-119.9629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26CA-1993-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,870 total, 441 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800312005999A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT ENGINE. SAW SMOKE, FAILED TO FEATHER PROP,ACTIVED FIRE BOTTLE ON RIGHT ENGINE. HAD COMPRESSOR FAILURE..

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX80FVA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA23), Mar 12, 1980: Piper PA-31T (N26CA), Kettleman City, CA, substantial damage

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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