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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Galena, AK · March 27, 1981

Date
March 27, 1981 · 16:32 local
Place
Galena, AK
Airport
Galena
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N66856
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81FA037
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming LTIO540J2BD
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
4,850 total100 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed during attempted go around. Probable left engine failure due to possible magneto failure.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. PROBABLE LEFT ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO POSSIBLE MAGNETO FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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