# Incident 19851213065259I: Piper PA31350, Waterloo, IA, December 13, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1985, 12:42 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SOWA
- Location: 42.4928° N, 92.3430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterloo, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4928&lon=-92.3430&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3558X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3558X) (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 TIO540A1A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,680 total, 100 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/19851213065259I

## Narrative

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

OIL AND SMOKE FROM RIGHT ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. DIPSTICK O RING ALLOWED OIL TO BLOW INTO TURBOCHARGER.

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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