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Date
November 19, 1991 · 10:00 local
Place
Columbia, SC
Airport
Columbia Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N104AM
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,100 total120 in this make and model200 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.
Engine failed on approach. Switched tank. Restarted engine. Right fuel drain had fallen off in flight. Loose clamp
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILED ON APPROACH. SWITCHED TANK. RESTARTED ENGINE. RIGHT FUEL DRAIN HAD FALLEN OFF IN FLIGHT. LOOSE CLAMP