Piper PA-30F N330CP
20 September 1982 · Dubois, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 September 1982 at about 18:20 local time, a Piper PA-30F registered N330CP, operated by Kayok, Inc., was involved in an accident near Dubois, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dubois, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dubois/Jefferson (DUJ)
- Coordinates
- 41.1395, -78.7296
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-30F
- Registration
- N330CP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kayok, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dubois → Dubois
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82DA229
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE RADIO MASTER CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. HE REPOSITIONED THE SWITCH BUT IT TRIPPED AGAIN. AS THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAP TRIM FAILED TO RESPOND. THE PILOT CONFIRMED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND WITH SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT ELECTED TO LAND GEAR-UP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A SHORT BETWEEN THE ALTERNATOR FILTER ASSEMBLY. ONE OF THE INTERNAL WIRES WAS FOUND SHORTING TO THE CASE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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