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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA31350 · Milwaukee, WI · March 6, 1981

Date
March 6, 1981 · 08:00 local
Place
Milwaukee, WI
Airport
General Mitchell
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BURA
Aircraft
N74959
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total1,300 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.

During cruise pilot noted oil pressure loss and smoke on right engine. Made engine shutdown. Oil line b nut loose.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE PILOT NOTED OIL PRESSURE LOSS AND SMOKE ON RIGHT ENGINE. MADE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. OIL LINE B NUT LOOSE.