ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 25352
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 May 1977 |
| Time: | 13:25 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Talimena Aircraft |
| Registration: | N6578L |
| MSN: | 31-503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Normana, Bee County, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, Austin, Texas (AUS/KAUS) |
| McAllen Miller International Airport, McAllen, Texas (MFE/KMFE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) May 3, 1977 due to engine fire in flight; aircraft made an intentional wheels-up landing at Normana, Bee County, Texas. (At approximate co ordinates 28°31′44″N 97°47′1″W). The pilot - the sole person on board - survived, but with injuries. According to the following excerpt from the official NTSB report into the accident:
"TYPE OF ACCIDENT
FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT DURING NORMAL CRUISE
WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING, INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND, SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, FIRE AFTER IMPACT
REMARKS- 3 VALVE COVER SCREWS MISSING FROM BOTH CENTER CYLINDER ON RIGHT ENGINE.TEN OTHERS LOOSE."
Aircraft not repaired, and the registration N6578L was cancelled by the FAA on July 18, 1977
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: FTW77FRG43 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=51658&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=6578L
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1977/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-cheyenne-in-normana/]
4. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/6/N6578L.shtm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Aug-2017 18:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2017 16:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2017 16:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2017 16:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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