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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA31 · Magdelana, Mexico · September 30, 1980

Date
September 30, 1980 · 14:45 local
Place
Magdelana, Mexico
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ABAA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3542X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81OA021
Reported as
Piper PA31
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,679 total1,079 in this make and model345 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.

Engine fire in flight according to witness. One engine feathered. Crash landed. Cause engine fire unknown.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHT ACCORDING TO WITNESS. ONE ENGINE FEATHERED. CRASH LANDED. CAUSE ENGINE FIRE UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

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