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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA31325 · Richmond, VA · April 11, 1985

Date
April 11, 1985 · 10:27 local
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N188NS
Reported as
Piper PA31325
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540F2BD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.

Oil leak, right engine shut down. Aircraft diverted, landed without incident. Improperly installed vacuum pump.

As the FAA filed it

OIL LEAK, RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IMPROPERLY INSTALLED VACUUM PUMP.