# Incident 19780716040319I: Piper PA31, Mcguire, NJ, July 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1978, 11:50 local time
- Place: Mcguire, NJ
- Airport: Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N842EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N842EC-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (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
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 900 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/19780716040319I

## Narrative

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

PILOT OBSERVED HIGH OIL TEMP, LOW PRESSURE. REDUCED POWER, THEN ENGINE FAILED. OIL PASSAGE TO NR 6 ROD PLUGGED.

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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