- Date
- April 18, 1982, 20:17 local (Apr 19, 1982, 02:17 UTC)
- Place
- San Antonio, TX
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3580DPiper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19820418009679A
- Case key
- 72475
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was trying to land after both engines failed during takeoff after the aircraft was refueled with jet fuel instead of gasoline. The weather was IFR with fog, low ceiling and rain. The aircraft collided with trees during a forced landing and was destroyed by fire after impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3580D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-8052084
- Airframe hours
- 650
- Engine
- Lycoming TSIO-540J, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- San Jet Inc.
- Registered owner
- Triangle "T" Leasing
- Departed
- SAT · San Antonio, TX
- Destination
- C · Midland, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SAT · San Antonio International, runway 12, 8,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 80° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 151 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.