# Incident 19780131001719I: Piper PA31, Albany, NY, January 31, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1978, 17:10 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96342, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96342) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780131001719I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING TAXI TO PARKING RUDDER STRUCK AILERON COUNTERWEIGHT OF PARKED AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N96342 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890320023519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890320023519I), Mar 20, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N96342), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Rough engine then failed. Feathered same and landed at destination. Cylinder hold down studs had failed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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