# Incident 19790926049509I: Piper PA31350, Boston, MA, September 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1979, 15:40 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PRE
- 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: N27812, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27812-1997-02-18) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 1,100 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/19790926049509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONCERN ABOUT EXCESSIVE OIL ON COWLING. PROBABLY DUE TO OVER FILLING.

## Other reports on N27812 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800322033229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800322033229I), Mar 22, 1980: Piper PA31350 (N27812), Flushing, NY. Differential controller malfunction caused oil pressure problem on takeoff. Returned to airport.
- [Incident 19790914035419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790914035419I), Sep 14, 1979: Piper PA31350 (N27812), East Boston, MA, Minor damage. Shortly after takeoff pilots door came open, tire blew out on landing.

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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