# Incident 19820924060169I: Piper PA31, Fayetteville, AR, September 24, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1982, 08:00 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.0626° N, 94.1574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0626&lon=-94.1574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80PT-2008-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (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 IO540M1A5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,250 total, 800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820924060169I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD A FUEL FIRE ON ENGINE. SHUT OFF FUEL AND SECURED ENGINE. FOUND HOSE FITTING TO FUEL PUMP CRACKED.

## Other reports on N80PT (1)

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

- [Incident 20010314007789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010314007789I), Mar 14, 2001: Piper PA31310 (N80PT), Plattsburgh, NY, Minor damage. (-23)Investigated landing incident which occurred on 3/14/2001 at plb (Clinton country airport) pilot initiated a go around prior to landing after noticing the…

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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