SEA82IA008

NTSB incident investigation · Piper PA-31 · Seattle, WA · November 30, 1981

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 30, 1981
Place
Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3533PPiper PA-31
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122728

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0058  81/11/30 NR.SEATTLE,WA         PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N3533P              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 23, 2460 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            102 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPOKANE,WA                 SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-OIL EXHAUSTION FOR UNKN RSN.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- OIL LEAK IN VCNTY OF OIL FILLER CAP.LNDD OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N3533P
Reported as
Piper PA-31
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Boeing Field