19881016069759A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA31350 · Edinburg, TX · October 16, 1988

Date
October 16, 1988 · 16:35 local
Place
Edinburg, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ORVA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N91BB
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89FA007
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,925 total195 in this make and model42 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.

Lost power both engines. Landed gear up on a road and aircraft burned. Fuel was contaminated. Failed to lower gear.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER BOTH ENGINES. LANDED GEAR UP ON A ROAD AND AIRCRAFT BURNED. FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED. FAILED TO LOWER GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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