35.4996° N, 92.0293° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Heber Springs, AR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 28, 1997 · 10:00 local
Place
Heber Springs, AR
Airport
Heber Springs Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3533L
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total600 in this make and model90 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.
High fuel use diverted. On final left engine fire. Closed fuel valve. Landed. Fire put out. Fuel pump leaking.
As the FAA filed it
HIGH FUEL USE DIVERTED. ON FINAL LEFT ENGINE FIRE. CLOSED FUEL VALVE. LANDED. FIRE PUT OUT. FUEL PUMP LEAKING.