35.8776° N, 78.7875° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 12, 1987 · 15:30 local
Place
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Airport
Raleigh-Durham
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N976GM
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
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 overcome with fuel fumes at cruise. Safe landing. Fuel bladder outlet boss had cracked.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT WAS OVERCOME WITH FUEL FUMES AT CRUISE. SAFE LANDING. FUEL BLADDER OUTLET BOSS HAD CRACKED.