40.2009° N, 76.7292° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 6, 1986 · 20:10 local
Place
Middletown, PA
Airport
Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N3528X
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,750 total230 in this make and model180 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.
Left engine shutdown due to zero oil pressure. Right alternator became inoperative. Causes not reported.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO ZERO OIL PRESSURE. RIGHT ALTERNATOR BECAME INOPERATIVE. CAUSES NOT REPORTED.