# NTSB IAD78IA080: Piper PA-31, N66892, Baltimore, MD, July 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1978
- Place: Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78IA080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0011  78/7/13    BALTIMORE,MD        PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1118                    N66892              PX-  0  0  2  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      25, 3300 TOTAL HOURS, 800
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                CUMBERLAND,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: EXTERNAL SUPERCHARGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- CLAMP HOLDING EXHAUST TO TURBOCHARGER MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N66892](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66892-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 31-7405191, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780713021359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713021359A), Jul 13, 1978: Piper PA31T1, Baltimore, MD, Substantial damage. Clamp holding exhaust to turbocharger missing.

## Other investigations on N66892 (1)

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

- [NTSB NYC85FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA125), May 18, 1985: Piper PA-31-350 (N66892), Latrobe, PA, destroyed

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

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