19820804069399A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA32260 · Raleigh, NC · August 4, 1982

Date
August 4, 1982 · 23:49 local
Place
Raleigh, NC
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4076W
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL82FA229
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,928 total510 in this make and model216 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.

Aircraft caught fire in engine compartment, engine then quit. Crash occurred during emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ENGINE THEN QUIT. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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