# Incident 19780202005489I: Piper PA31, North Jackson, OH, February 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1978, 20:30 local time
- Place: North Jackson, OH
- Airport: Youngstown Execut
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.1001° N, 80.8573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Jackson, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1001&lon=-80.8573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7245L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7245L-2015-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 450 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/19780202005489I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MAKING ONE ENGINE LANDING LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. OIL HAD LEAKED OUT OF NEWLY INSTALLED VACUUM PUMP.

## Other reports on N7245L (1)

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

- [Accident 19750319005719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750319005719A), Mar 19, 1975: Piper PA31 (N7245L), Hobbs, NM, Substantial damage. Plt pos both fuel sel off. Set up forced ldg,then caught error. Regained pwr at too low alt. Hit wire

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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