# Accident 19820628025449A: Piper PA31, Bennington, VT, June 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Bennington, VT
- Airport: State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8711° N, 73.1802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bennington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8711&lon=-73.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N620WF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N620WF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 1,850 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820628025449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IN FLIGHT FIRE IN LEFT ENGINE NACELLE. EXHAUST COUPLING, P/N556-962 WAS BROKEN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC82FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA134), Jun 28, 1982: Piper PA-31 (N620WF), Bennington, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N620WF (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930312008289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930312008289I), Mar 12, 1993: Piper PA31310 (N620WF), Syracuse, NY. Right engine failure en route. Landed safely. Engine removed for examination.
- [Incident 19850924058799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850924058799I), Sep 24, 1985: Piper PA31 (N620WF), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. Left propeller was damaged on takeoff. Aircraft continued to other airports. Appears aircraft hit a runway light.
- [Incident 19830217008669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830217008669I), Feb 17, 1983: Piper PA31 (N620WF), Rochester, NY. Had unsafe gear light ferrying aircraft from paint shop. Found overspray on landing gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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