# Incident 19791003050859I: Piper PA34200T, Syracuse, NY, October 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21030, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,800 total, 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/19791003050859I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. LOST OIL THROUGH THE BREATHER, TWO RODS WENT THROUGH THE CASE.

## Other reports on N21030 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860307009199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860307009199I), Mar 7, 1986: Piper PA34200T (N21030), Syracuse, NY. Rough mag on right engine en route. Diverted. Found a small amount of oil on magneto shaft. Replaced shaft seal.

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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