# Incident 19781026028429I: Piper PA31, Detroit, MI, October 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1978, 07:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70036, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70036-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 2,000 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/19781026028429I

## Narrative

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

REMOTELY CONTROLLED SECURITY GATE CLOSED ON AIRCRAFT PROCEDING FROM RAMP TO THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N70036 (3)

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

- [Incident 19880218024019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880218024019I), Feb 18, 1988: Piper PA31350 (N70036), Fresno, CA. Ambulance flight. Heavy turbulence aggravated patients pain. Precautionary landing. VOR receiver check incomplete.
- [Incident 19830324013729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830324013729I), Mar 24, 1983: Piper PA31350 (N70036), Farmington, NM. Lost oil pressure on right engine. Shut engine down. Found hose plugged with debris.
- [Incident 19830201069859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830201069859I), Feb 1, 1983: Piper PA31350 (N70036), Farmington, NM. Gradual decrease in oil pressure. Shut engine down. Found turbocharger seal ruptured. Was pumping oil overboard.

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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