30.9922° N, 83.3773° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hahira, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 5, 1983 · 12:00 local
Place
Hahira, GA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4617Y
Reported as
Piper PA25235
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
920 total570 in this make and model40 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.
Fire erupted in engine area when pilot left aircraft with engine idling. Fire destoryed aircraft. Suspect fuel leak
As the FAA filed it
FIRE ERUPTED IN ENGINE AREA WHEN PILOT LEFT AIRCRAFT WITH ENGINE IDLING. FIRE DESTORYED AIRCRAFT. SUSPECT FUEL LEAK