# Incident 19780911016809I: Piper PA31350, Albany, NY, September 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1978, 12:47 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Co
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- 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: N74923, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74923-2004-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 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/19780911016809I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO OIL LEAK, FOUND BAD PUSH ROD SEALS AND SPRINGS.

## Other reports on N74923 (4)

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

- [Accident 19991011046669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991011046669A), Oct 11, 1999: Piper PA31350 (N74923), Anchorage, AK, No damage. (-23) Aircraft departed Anchorage for seward, just east of skilak lake at an altitude of 2500' aircraft shuddered and pilot heard muffled thud. Pilot looked…
- [Incident 19910602062939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910602062939I), Jun 2, 1991: Piper PA31350 (N74923), Roanoke, TX, Minor damage. Due to wind change pilot changed approach to new runway. Forgot to lower gear and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19801112080719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801112080719I), Nov 12, 1980: Piper PA31350 (N74923), Albany, NY, Minor damage. Nose gear unsafe light, nose gear collapsed after landing. Cause was a broken idler rod.
- [Incident 19790915049119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915049119I), Sep 15, 1979: Piper PA31350 (N74923), Albany, NY, Minor damage. Tire blew just before assuming takoff position, then brake "o" ring failed from quick, hard application.

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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