19831023068309I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Baltimore, MD · October 23, 1983

Date
October 23, 1983 · 15:59 local
Place
Baltimore, MD
Airport
Baltimore Washing
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4637P
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,040 total182 in this make and model20 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.

Missed two NDB approaches. Diverted to alternate. Low vacuum due to cracked instrument vacuum line. No NOTAM check.

As the FAA filed it

MISSED TWO NDB APPROACHES. DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE. LOW VACUUM DUE TO CRACKED INSTRUMENT VACUUM LINE. NO NOTAM CHECK.