# Incident 19790902033869I: Piper PA31350, Boston, MA, September 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1979, 10:12 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NEC
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N850ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N850ST-2010-10-21) (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
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 237 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/19790902033869I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL, FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS NOT IN DETENTE.

## Other reports on N850ST (5)

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

- [Incident 20070201001189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070201001189I), Feb 1, 2007: Piper PA31350 (N850ST), Omaha, NE. (-23) N850ST, PA-31-350, being operated by American check transport as flight 406, had the nose tire go flat on roll out. The aircraft exited the runway and…
- [Incident 20050401014439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050401014439I), Apr 1, 2005: Piper PA31350 (N850ST), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) Act 68 flight, PA-31-350 landed at ind at approximately 0800, 04/01/05. Aircraft was enroute from cvg to ind. As the aircraft was exiting runway 23L the…
- [Incident 19990728023609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990728023609I), Jul 28, 1999: Piper PA31350 (N850ST), Grand Junction, CO. (-23) At cruise the right engine steadily lost power and was shut down. The pilot declared an emergency and returned to the airport. While returning, the pilot…
- [Incident 19880803045859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803045859I), Aug 3, 1988: Piper PA31350 (N850ST), Somerville, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed with gear up. Minor damage to aircraft.
- [Incident 19790719022329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719022329I), Jul 19, 1979: Piper PA31350 (N850ST), Hyannis, MA. Rough running engine shutdown. Dirt found in fuel injector nozzle.

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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