19850131004929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Bishop, CA · January 31, 1985

Date
January 31, 1985 · 11:24 local
Place
Bishop, CA
Airport
Bishop
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2129G
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FA130
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
288 total22 in this make and model32 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.

Total power loss and subsequent in flight fire. Fire ceased during descent to safe landing. Crankshaft failure.

As the FAA filed it

TOTAL POWER LOSS AND SUBSEQUENT IN FLIGHT FIRE. FIRE CEASED DURING DESCENT TO SAFE LANDING. CRANKSHAFT FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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