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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA32RT300T · Seattle, WA · May 3, 1985

Date
May 3, 1985 · 17:59 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Boeing King Co
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2173B
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA85FA103
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,807 total350 in this make and model78 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.

Pilot was returning with smoke smell in cockpit. Overgross with aft CG aircraft stalled and impacted runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS RETURNING WITH SMOKE SMELL IN COCKPIT. OVERGROSS WITH AFT CG AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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