NTSB NYC82FA134 — 1982-06-28 · BENNINGTON, Vermont, United States

Current FAA registration · N620WF

Make / Model: PIPER PA-31-310
Year of manufacture: 1967 · 15 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines: 8 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19670421
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A81837

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N620WF Piper PA-31 None

Factual narrative

WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND, THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT'S GEAR WARNING LIGHTS WERE OUT AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE TRIPPED. THE PILOT ADVISED OPERATIONS AND STARTED A FLY-BY WHEN HE NOTICED A FIRE IN THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PILOT FEATHERED THE LEFT ENGINE AND THE FIRE WENT OUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY. THE FIRE HAD DAMAGED THE GEARWARNING SYSTEM. A TURBO OUTLET CLAMP HAD BROKEN IN THE LEFT ENGINE, PIPER P/N 556962. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_NYC82FA134.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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