# Incident 19810511034609I: Piper PA34200, Boise, ID, May 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303RC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N303RC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 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/19810511034609I

## Narrative

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

ZA PILOT HEARD A NOISE LIKE STARTER WAS ENGAGED. BOTH AMMETERS READ HIGH. FOUND PITOT HEAT WIRE LOOSE AND ARCING.

## Other reports on N303RC (2)

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

- [Incident 20021127032059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021127032059I), Nov 27, 2002: Piper PA34200 (N303RC), Spanish Fork, UT, Minor damage. (-23) After maintenance nose gear would not retract and it was determined that it was installed improperly. (-23 amendment) after maintenance, during a…
- [Accident 20010609011829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010609011829A), Jun 9, 2001: Piper PA34200 (N303RC), Provo, UT, No damage. (-23)Aircraft had excessive speed on approach striking the left propeller and ballooning on the initial touchdown runway 31 at Provo, Utah. The righ t main…

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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