# Incident 19781206022529I: Piper PA31, Albany, NY, December 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1978, 20:23 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Co
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- 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: N407CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N407CA-1990-05-07) (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 IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,500 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/19781206022529I

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER SURGED ON FINAL APPROACH. MAINTENANCE FOUND PROP DOME PRESSURE LOW & SPARK PLUGS FOULED.

## Other reports on N407CA (2)

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

- [Incident 19810329029619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329029619I), Mar 29, 1981: Piper PA31 (N407CA), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft struck runway light debris on runway during landing. Unknown how debris got on runway.
- [Incident 19800103013889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800103013889I), Jan 3, 1980: Piper PA31 (N407CA), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. Gear position lights showed unlocked position right main gear. Inboard door forward hinge PN46653-00 failed.

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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