37.6391° N, 120.9969° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 17, 1983 · 11:45 local
Place
Modesto, CA
Airport
Harrysham
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N28949
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total200 in this make and model100 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.
Unable to restart engine following a simulated engine faillure. Fire started in battery compartment. Battery replac
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE FOLLOWING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILLURE. FIRE STARTED IN BATTERY COMPARTMENT. BATTERY REPLAC