40.1224° N, 105.3936° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 9, 1981 · 16:30 local
Place
Jamestown, CO
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N3558U
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,300 total200 in this make and model150 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.
Za oil loss right engine,shut down landed at alternate. #6 cyliner serious erosion between exhaust valve, sparkplug
As the FAA filed it
ZA OIL LOSS RIGHT ENGINE,SHUT DOWN LANDED AT ALTERNATE. #6 CYLINER SERIOUS EROSION BETWEEN EXHAUST VALVE, SPARKPLUG