# Incident 19781201021989I: Piper PA31350, Grand Rapids, MI, December 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1978, 14:20 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent Co International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74982, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74982-2013-02-21) (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 TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 550 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/19781201021989I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE PRECEDED ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT CRUISE. FOUND INTERNAL LEAK IN WASTEGATE ACTIVATOR.

## Other reports on N74982 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840928052369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840928052369A), Sep 28, 1984: Piper PA31350 (N74982), Jacksonville, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During vectors for approach lost control,recovered,hit trees. Right engine failed. Overstress.

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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