19810128002049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31P · Pontiac, MI · January 28, 1981

Date
January 28, 1981 · 00:00 local
Place
Pontiac, MI
Airport
Oakland Pontiac
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N222EB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEC12
Reported as
Piper PA31P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIGO541E1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,187 total701 in this make and model37 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.

Airplane improperly serviced with jet fuel. Engine fire in flight from failed engine. Pilot failed to check fuel.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE IMPROPERLY SERVICED WITH JET FUEL. ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHT FROM FAILED ENGINE. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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