19881230070239I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Bangor, ME · December 30, 1988

Date
December 30, 1988 · 16:21 local
Place
Bangor, ME
Airport
Bangor International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8291D
Reported as
Piper PA34220T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360KB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
310 total20 in this make and model35 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.

Left engine quit on approach. Declared low fuel and landed. Found a faulty quantity probe connection.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH. DECLARED LOW FUEL AND LANDED. FOUND A FAULTY QUANTITY PROBE CONNECTION.