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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31P · Gunnison, CO · March 15, 1982

Date
March 15, 1982 · 15:55 local
Place
Gunnison, CO
Airport
Co
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12JP
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN82DA044
Reported as
Piper PA31P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIGO541E1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total365 in this make and model25 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.

Fire in left engine nacelle on climb out. Returned safely. Found blow out holes in exhaust transition tube.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE IN LEFT ENGINE NACELLE ON CLIMB OUT. RETURNED SAFELY. FOUND BLOW OUT HOLES IN EXHAUST TRANSITION TUBE.

NTSB investigation

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