38.3699° N, 97.6645° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of McPherson, KS, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 20, 1980 · 19:14 local
Place
Mcpherson, KS
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N3522S
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,450 total73 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Unscheduled landing after noticing oil leak. Oil cap not secured properly.
As the FAA filed it
UNSCHEDULED LANDING AFTER NOTICING OIL LEAK. OIL CAP NOT SECURED PROPERLY.