# Incident 19800815066579I: Piper PA31, Flushing, NY, August 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1980, 17:50 local time
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27360, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27360-2004-05-07) (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 PA31
- Reported engine: LYC LTIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,400 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/19800815066579I

## Narrative

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

OIL LEAK CAUSED BY DIPSTICK NOT BEING SECURED.

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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