# Accident 20050509007829A: Piper PA31350, Elim, AK, May 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2005, 16:45 local time
- Place: Elim, AK
- Airport: Elim Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CSAA
- Location: 64.6147° N, 162.2717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.6147&lon=-162.2717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3535F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3535F-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC LTIO540J2B
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,653 total, 547 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050509007829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 5/09/2005, A/C N3535F LANDED IN ELIM ALASKA, @ APPROXIMATELY 1605HRS. DURING ROLL-OUT THE PILOT NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE #2 ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED, PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED, AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE USED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC05LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA075), May 10, 2005: Piper PA-31-350 (N3535F), Elim, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper installation of a fuel line fitting by company maintenance personnel, which resulted in a fuel leak and subsequent in-flight engine compartment fire during cruise flight that was…

## Other reports on N3535F (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070628010349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070628010349A), Jun 28, 2007: Piper PA31350 (N3535F), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) N3535F landed at Kotzebue, AK at approximately 2000 local time. Pilot stated that the aircraft pulled off to the right and he exited the runway beyond…
- [Accident 20020824022159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020824022159A), Aug 24, 2002: Piper PA31350 (N3535F), Nuiqsut, AK, No damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] on August 24, 2002, at 1120 local Alaska time Mr. Baart landed an nuiqsuk airport, nuiqsuk, Alaska with the aircraft's landing…
- [Incident 19981212041959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981212041959I), Dec 12, 1998: Piper PA31350 (N3535F), Tacoma, WA, Minor damage. (-5)N353F, a Piper PA-31-350, of harbor airlines, was on a visual approach to Tacoma narrows airport runway 17. The aircraft made a low approach at…
- [Incident 19850125005879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850125005879I), Jan 25, 1985: Piper PA31350 (N3535F), Seattle, WA. Loss of power in left engine. Visible smoke. Engine shutdown. Turbo charger turbine seized, oil leakage in housing.

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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