45.5984° N, 121.1524° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of The Dalles, OR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 25, 1978 · 06:50 local
Place
The Dalles, OR
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N59828
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,150 total650 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Torque drop left engine during level flight. Engine shutdown and precautionary landing made.
As the FAA filed it
TORQUE DROP LEFT ENGINE DURING LEVEL FLIGHT. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE.