- Date
- September 29, 1979
- Place
- Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N27678Piper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 133070
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3230 79/9/29 LYNCHBURG,VA PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1500 N27678 PX- 0 0 0 TEST 24, 1700 TOTAL HOURS, 500 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LYNCHBURG, MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LYNCHBURG,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MAIN FUEL SUPPLY LINE,PN 39995-34 DETERIORATED.PIPER RCMNDS RPLCEMNT AT 1000 HRS. 1599 HRS ON HOSE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27678
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lynchburg, Muni