# Incident 19820517024359I: Piper PA31350, Kirksville, MO, May 17, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1982, 10:22 local time
- Place: Kirksville, MO
- Airport: Kirksville
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GHLA
- Location: 40.0935° N, 92.5449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KIRKSVILLE RGNL (IRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0935&lon=-92.5449&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3547A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,674 total, 1,529 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820517024359I

## Narrative

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

OIL PRESSURE DROPPED, OIL TEMPERATURE ROSE. ENGINE FAILED ON DOWNWIND. #6 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD CAP FAILED.

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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