37.6391° N, 120.9969° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 14, 1992 · 11:11 local
Place
Modesto, CA
Airport
Modesto City-CountyAirport-Har
Phase of flight
Engine Run-Up
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8700Y
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320C1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total350 in this make and model60 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.
Right engine failed on run-up. Smoke from engine. Fuel leaking from loose fuel line fitting.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT ENGINE FAILED ON RUN-UP. SMOKE FROM ENGINE. FUEL LEAKING FROM LOOSE FUEL LINE FITTING.