# Incident 19791112053889I: Piper PA31, Minneapolis, MN, November 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1979, 17:40 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LSA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N537NB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N537NB-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,500 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/19791112053889I

## Narrative

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

COPILOT SAW SPARKS COMING FROM RIGHT ENGINE, FEATHERED IT, LANDED SAFELY. BREATHER HOSE TIE RAP HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N537NB (1)

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

- [Accident 19851126058239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851126058239A), Nov 26, 1985: Piper PA31 (N537NB), Fargo, ND, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed while taxiing allowing wing to strike a snow berm. Downlock hook spring was corroded.

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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