Piper PA-31-350 N35479

Summary

On 20 January 1984 at about 14:43 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N35479, operated by AFS Airlines, was involved in an incident near Redding, California, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 January 1984 at 14:43

Classification

Incident

Location

Redding, California, United States

Nearest airport

Redding Municipal

Coordinates

40.5996, -122.4606

Aircraft

Piper PA-31-350

Registration

N35479

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

AFS Airlines

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Arcata

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

LAX84IA147

Nobody was injured.

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

WHILE TAXIING TO TAKEOFF, SMOKE WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT AREA, SHORTLY AFTER THE PLT ACTIVATED THE HEATER IGNITION SWITCH. THE PLT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED & SECURED THE ACFT & ASSISTED THE PASSENGERS IN DEPLANING. AN EXAM OF THE JANITROL HEATER, MODEL B4050, REVEALED THE AFT SECTION OF THE TUBE ASSEMBLY HAD CRACKED; THE INNER TUBE ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED & A B-NUT WAS 'FINGER TIGHT.' ALSO, THERE WAS FIRE DAMAGE IN THE NOSE SECTION OF THE ACFT, NEAR THE HEATER. THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE SAID THAT AD-82-07-03, INSPECTION OF THE HEATER TUBE ASSEMBLY, WAS COMPLIED WITH ON 11/14/83.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.