# Incident 19840119009489I: Piper PA31350, Fresno, CA, January 19, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1984, 11:05 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Termin
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CLAA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42079, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42079-2022-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840119009489I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUT DOWN. LOW OIL PRESSURE. OIL COOLER VERNA THERM RELIEF VALVE AND HYDRAULIC PUMP DEFECTIVE.

## Other reports on N42079 (2)

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

- [Incident 19891017060419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891017060419I), Oct 17, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N42079), Portland, OR. Engine rough and oil door open. Shut engine down. Returned. NR5 cylinder head was cracked.
- [Incident 19890608040079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890608040079I), Jun 8, 1989: Piper PA31350 (N42079), Portland, OR. Aircraft refueled with jet fuel. Returned after engine developed problems. Ground crew bypassed fuel restrictors.

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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