# Incident 19780414012449I: Piper PA31P, Lafayette, IN, April 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1978, 14:21 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27176 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 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/19780414012449I

## Narrative

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

TOWER NOTICED SMOKE FROM AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH. FOUND BAD TURBOCHARGER SEAL.

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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