# Incident 19800118015109I: Piper PA31350, Logan, UT, January 18, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Logan, UT
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TWUA
- Location: 41.7401° N, 111.8438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Logan, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7401&lon=-111.8438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3516A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3516A) (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
- Reported engine: LYC LTIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19800118015109I

## Narrative

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

UNRELIABLE NAVIGATION SIGNALS AND COMMUNICATIONS DUE TO ARCING SPARK PLUG LEAD.

## Other reports on N3516A (3)

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

- [Incident 20170102005789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170102005789I), Jan 2, 2017: Piper PA-31-350 (N3516A), Kobuk, AK, No damage. The aircraft encountered severe icing approximately 80 miles east of kotzebue, enroute to Kobuk. The aircraft was unable to maintain minimum IFR altitude due…
- [Incident 20040628012019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040628012019I), Jun 28, 2004: Piper PA31350 (N3516A), Nome, AK. (-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot cycled gear down on approach and gear indication lights showed left gear not down. He notified Nome radio. Cycled gear…
- [Incident 19981223042429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981223042429I), Dec 23, 1998: Piper PA31350 (N3516A), Friday Harbor, WA, Minor damage. (-5) Pilot heard the left engine propeller striking an object during engine start. Pilot shut down the engine. He discovered that a baggage cart had rolled on…

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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