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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA31P · Savannah, GA · April 2, 1982

Date
April 2, 1982 · 12:00 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Airport
Savannah
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N25MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82IA103
Reported as
Piper PA31P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIGO541E1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,900 total7 in this make and model0 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.

Spacers not installed during maintenance, allowed circuit breaker panel to short on fuselage. Caused electricl fire

As the FAA filed it

SPACERS NOT INSTALLED DURING MAINTENANCE, ALLOWED CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL TO SHORT ON FUSELAGE. CAUSED ELECTRICL FIRE

NTSB investigation

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