# Incident 19791108055119I: Piper PA31350, Lubbock, TX, November 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1979
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AWG
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59722, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59722-2016-05-26) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,144 total, 535 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/19791108055119I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF, COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE. FOUND HOLE IN HEATER BURNER CAN P/N65079/76195D, JANITROL B4050.

## Other reports on N59722 (2)

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

- [Incident 20011226034699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011226034699I), Dec 26, 2001: Piper PA31350 (N59722), Aniak, AK. (-23) Pilot encountered map change at altitude in cruise, shut engine down while enroute from anc to bet. Diverted to Aniak and landed without further incident.
- [Incident 19980817027489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980817027489I), Aug 17, 1998: Piper PA31350 (N59722), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Nose wheel would not extend, landed on mains only.

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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