# Incident 19781004031089I: Piper PA31P, Montoursville, PA, October 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1978, 09:00 local time
- Place: Montoursville, PA
- Airport: Williamsport Lyco
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.2465° N, 76.9174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montoursville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2465&lon=-76.9174&mi=10
- Aircraft: GWSR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 200 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/19781004031089I

## Narrative

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

FUEL CONTROL SERVO FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT DUE TO LEAN MIXTURE.

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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