# Incident 19790531028579I: Piper PA24250, Lathrop, MO, May 31, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1979, 08:30 local time
- Place: Lathrop, MO
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5618° N, 94.3199° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lathrop, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5618&lon=-94.3199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7442P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7442P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 20 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/19790531028579I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED DUE TO SMOKE IN COKCPIT. FOUND SHORTED OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATOR.

## Other reports on N7442P (1)

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

- [Incident 20031227033649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031227033649I), Dec 27, 2003: Piper PA24250 (N7442P), St Charles, MO, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Balske had flown a long day, originating in Canada and then delayed in detroit waiting for customs officers to arrive to clear him into the united…

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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