Piper PA-31P N25MA
2 April 1982 · Savannah, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 April 1982 at about 19:45 local time, a Piper PA-31P registered N25MA, operated by Nascar, was involved in an incident near Savannah, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Savannah, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.0798, -81.1002
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31P
- Registration
- N25MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Nascar
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Executive/Corporate
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Daytona Beach → Winston-Salem
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82IA103
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING FLIGHT, ELECTRICAL FUMES, SMOKE AND SPARKS BEGAN EMITTING FROM THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL IMMEDIATELY LEFT OF THE PILOT'S SEAT. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT SEAT. HE TRIED TO SUPPRESS THE SPARKS WITH A CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND TRIED TO ISOLATE THE SOURCE OF THE ELECTRICAL FIRE, BUT WAS UNABLE. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT SAVANNAH, GA. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT FIRE HAD DESTROYED MUCH OF THE WIRING BEHIND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND SEVERAL HOLES WERE BURNED THROUGH THE FUSELAGE SKIN. BOTH OVER-VOLTAGE REGULATORS WERE BURNED OUT AND ALL RADIOS AND VOLTAGE REGULATORS WERE DESTROYED. THE BATTERY HAD OVER-HEATED AND SPEWED SMOKE AND FLUID FROM THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL HAD BEEN REINSTALLED WITHOUT A PHENOLIC SPACER ON THE FORWARD SIDE AND WAS BENT INWARD IN THAT AREA. THIS SPACER WAS NEED TO ASSURE SPACE BEHIND THE PANEL. THE FOAM MATERIAL (LINING FOR ADDITIONAL INSULATION) HAD BECOME BRITTLE. A COMPASS SYSTEM AND DME HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON 11/16/81.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31P accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-31P | Carrollton, Texas, United States | Standard Fittings | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-31P | Gunnison, Colorado, United States | Gerald Langford/Cindell Noel R | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1982 | Piper PA-31P | Salina, Kansas, United States | James D. Nelson | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1982 | Piper PA-31P-135 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | Z-Rider Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-31P | Denton, Texas, United States | J Oil J Kimmel | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1983 | Piper PA-31P | Nacogdoches, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1982 | Cessna 188B | Gibson, Georgia, United States | Waldo Pepper Spraying, Serv. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1982 | Cessna 310C | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | Alvin E. Potter | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Cessna 170A | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | Leonard Heighton | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Mar 1982 | Cessna 210D | Near Commerce, Georgia, United States | Warren Pollock | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 1982 | Cessna 150 | Buford, Georgia, United States | Earl Bouse | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1982 | Cessna 182L | Conyers, Georgia, United States | James C. White | No injuries | - |