# Incident 19780828039959I: Piper PA31, Albany, NY, August 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1978, 11:15 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Co
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EMP
- 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: N546BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N546BA-1983-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,720 total, 400 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/19780828039959I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BEGAN TO QUIT. BOOST PUMP TURNED ON AND PRECAUTIONARY LANDING MADE. FUEL PUMP SHAFT SHEARED.

## Other reports on N546BA (3)

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

- [Accident 19820105001919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820105001919A), Jan 5, 1982: Piper PA31310 (N546BA), Ithaca, NY, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during approach for landing. Pilots reported split flap condition turbulence was a factor.
- [Incident 19810428027969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428027969I), Apr 28, 1981: Piper PA31 (N546BA), Oriskany, NY, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed at touchdown and gear indication light was green. Cycling gear in flight would not put out lite
- [Incident 19790208005629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790208005629I), Feb 8, 1979: Piper PA31 (N546BA), Boston, MA. Pilot landed on snow covered taxiway instead of runway.

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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