# Accident 19911124053449A: Piper PA31T3, Portland, ME, November 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1991, 17:30 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6332° N, 70.1853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6332&lon=-70.1853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2489Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T3
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A11
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911124053449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OVERFILLED LEFT WING TANK FROM FUSELAGE FERRY TANK CAUSING OVER PRESSURE AND EXPANSION OF TANK.BUCKLED WING SKIN.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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