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Date
August 7, 2025 · 08:55 local
Place
Albany, NY
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CFNAG
Reported as
Piper PA-31
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,023 total
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.
On aug 7, 2025, PA-31 departed czba enroute to kaud. Pilot declared emergency due to a fuel indicator issue and landed at kalb without incident. Aircraft taxied to customs ramp at alb then reported a fire in the r/h engine. People onboard the aircraft exited the aircraft and the fire was extinguished. No injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUG 7, 2025, PA-31 DEPARTED CZBA ENROUTE TO KAUD. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO A FUEL INDICATOR ISSUE AND LANDED AT KALB WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO CUSTOMS RAMP AT ALB THEN REPORTED A FIRE IN THE R/H ENGINE. PEOPLE ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. NO INJURIES REPORTED.