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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-310 · Hilo, HI · October 13, 1993

Date
October 13, 1993 · 14:14 local
Place
Hilo, HI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7079J
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94LA012
Reported as
Piper PA31310
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total100 in this make and model200 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.

Reported right engine surge and lost power. Engine overheated. Elected to ditch in ocean. Beleives bad magneto.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE SURGE AND LOST POWER. ENGINE OVERHEATED. ELECTED TO DITCH IN OCEAN. BELEIVES BAD MAGNETO.

NTSB investigation

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