38.8487° N, 90.5001° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at St Charles Airport, closed, within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 27, 1986 · 05:25 local
Place
St Charles, MO
Airport
St Charles
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GHLA
Aircraft
N3547A
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming LTIO540J2BD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Diverted when right engine ran rough and made a pecking noise. Oil leakage found on side of engine.
As the FAA filed it
DIVERTED WHEN RIGHT ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND MADE A PECKING NOISE. OIL LEAKAGE FOUND ON SIDE OF ENGINE.