# Incident 19811006075639I: Piper PA31350, Flushing, NY, October 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1981, 15:59 local time
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CRAA
- 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: N27359, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27359-1996-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,450 total, 870 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/19811006075639I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL INJECTOR SERVO.

## Other reports on N27359 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800616054499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800616054499I), Jun 16, 1980: Piper PA31350 (N27359), Flushing, NY. Unable to retract gear completely after go-around. Recycled, operated normally. Cause undetermined.

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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