42.6492° N, 83.2874° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 16, 1994 · 07:40 local
Place
Pontiac, MI
Airport
Oakland-Pontiac
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N500MP
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,300 total100 in this make and model125 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.
Flames under left engine on takeoff. Returned. Oil leaked past dip stick o ring onto turbocharger. Fire went out.
As the FAA filed it
FLAMES UNDER LEFT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. OIL LEAKED PAST DIP STICK O RING ONTO TURBOCHARGER. FIRE WENT OUT.