19790704018289I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Boston, MA · July 4, 1979

Date: July 4, 1979 · 19:07 local
Place: Boston, MA
Airport: Logan International
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: NEC
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N59902
Reported as: Piper PA31350
People aboard: 9
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,700 total200 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N59902Registration cancelled Apr 10, 2000 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7652125 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unsafe gear light. Manually extended gear. Hydraulic filter bowl missing.

As the FAA filed it

UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT. MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR. HYDRAULIC FILTER BOWL MISSING.

Other reports on N59902 · 5

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

Accident 19981204032719APontiac, MIL&w flying service air taxi crashed 1/4 mile sw of the Oakland county arpt while on ILS approach to rwy 09R. (-23) N59902 piloted by mr. Douglas p. crowley [privacy data omitted] was executing an ILS 9R approach at kptk airport when he struck trees at the…Dec 4, 1998 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 19900913050449IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Du Bois, PAElectrical system failure inflight. Diverted. Found field lead on right alternator broken.Sep 13, 1990 Incident 19790705018609IFinal Approach · Boston, MAPilot lowered gear manually when it failed to extend due to hydraulic loss because of ruptured left filter bowlJul 5, 1979 Incident 19790608015749IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Marthas Vineyar, MAPilot lost directional control during taxi.Jun 8, 1979 · Minor damage Incident 19790313008979IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Boston, MAAircraft struck taxiway sign at nightMar 13, 1979 · Minor damage