# Incident 19830305016409I: Piper PA31350, Pensacola, FL, March 5, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1983, 01:34 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1024B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1024B-2000-04-26) (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 LTIO540J2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,460 total, 15 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830305016409I

## Narrative

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

#4 CYLINDER TOP ROD BOLT BROKE  CAUSING THE BOTTOM BOLT TO TWIST AND BREAK. ROD BOLTS #3 CYLINDER RIPPED OUT.

## Other reports on N1024B (2)

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

- [Accident 19991014031719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991014031719A), Oct 14, 1999: Piper PA31350 (N1024B), North Las Vegas, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) On October 14, 1999 at 2000 hours pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-31-350, N1024B, was destroyed by impact with mountainous terrain, 11 miles north of…
- [Incident 19851018060049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851018060049I), Oct 18, 1985: Piper PA31350 (N1024B), Fresno, CA. Turbocharger oil seal and bearing deteriorated. Left engine was smoking on final. Normal landing with no damage.

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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