FAA incident report · Piper PA31P · Swanton, OH · January 10, 1982
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Za left engine problem. Was slow shutting down until crankshaft damper hit case. Engine case had cracked. Lost oil
ZA LEFT ENGINE PROBLEM. WAS SLOW SHUTTING DOWN UNTIL CRANKSHAFT DAMPER HIT CASE. ENGINE CASE HAD CRACKED. LOST OIL