# Incident 19851018060049I: Piper PA31350, Fresno, CA, October 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Air Terminal
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- 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: 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 TIO540J2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,550 total, 360 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851018060049I

## Narrative

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

TURBOCHARGER OIL SEAL AND BEARING DETERIORATED. LEFT ENGINE WAS SMOKING ON FINAL. NORMAL LANDING WITH NO DAMAGE.

## 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 19830305016409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830305016409I), Mar 5, 1983: Piper PA31350 (N1024B), Pensacola, FL, Minor damage. #4 Cylinder top rod bolt broke causing the bottom bolt to twist and break. Rod bolts #3 cylinder ripped out.

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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