19820516015889A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-160 · Joliet, IL · May 16, 1982

Date
May 16, 1982 · 13:00 local
Place
Joliet, IL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3723Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FA168
Reported as
Piper PA22160
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
112 total112 in this make and model16 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.

Deteriorated fuel line leaked fuel onto power unit. Smoke and fire erupted in flight. Landed and evacuated.

As the FAA filed it

DETERIORATED FUEL LINE LEAKED FUEL ONTO POWER UNIT. SMOKE AND FIRE ERUPTED IN FLIGHT. LANDED AND EVACUATED.

NTSB investigation

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