# Incident 19810318024879I: Piper PA31350, Albany, NY, March 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany Co
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MLSA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66891, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66891-2011-03-18) (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 TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 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/19810318024879I

## Narrative

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

ZA LEFT ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPPED AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT RETURNED. TURBOCHARGER OIL SEAL HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N66891 (2)

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

- [Incident 19810212019749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810212019749I), Feb 12, 1981: Piper PA31350 (N66891), Newark, NJ. During departure landing gear failed to fully retract. Found air in hydraulic system.
- [Incident 19801008073229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801008073229I), Oct 8, 1980: Piper PA31350 (N66891), Flushing, NY, Minor damage. Gear door came off after takeoff, suspect bird strike.

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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