# Incident 19790813030709I: Piper PA31350, Rochester, NY, August 13, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1979, 19:45 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Monroe Co
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27613, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27613-1995-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,300 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/19790813030709I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. RETURNED FOR LANDING. CIGAR LIGHTER RESISTOR ASSEMBLY #55543-02 BURNED PHENOLIC BLOCK.

## Other reports on N27613 (3)

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

- [Accident 19920307040629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920307040629A), Mar 7, 1992: Piper PA31350 (N27613), Quinton, VA, Substantial damage. Diverting new destination lost both engines. Landed field gear up. Excessive fuel use left tank. Drain valve open.
- [Incident 19870225017789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870225017789I), Feb 25, 1987: Piper PA31350 (N27613), Rochester, NY. Engine shut down after smoke and flames noted during climb. Left engine oil filter o ring blown out.
- [Incident 19830602038239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830602038239I), Jun 2, 1983: Piper PA31350 (N27613), Elmira, NY. Right gear unsafe light. Landed without incident. Gear down latch not locked. Needed cleaning and lubricating.

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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