# Incident 19860731057159I: Piper PA31P, Uvalde, TX, July 31, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1986, 19:20 local time
- Place: Uvalde, TX
- Airport: Garner
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2113° N, 99.7436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARNER FLD (UVA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2113&lon=-99.7436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57539, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57539) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31P (registry code 7103120, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIGO-541SER (registry code 41539, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tigo-541ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: LYC TIGO541E1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 400 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/19860731057159I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE POWER LOSS EN ROUTE. DIVERTED AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. FOUND A BROKEN OIL LINE RESULTING IN A MINOR FIRE.

## Other reports on N57539 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000826037959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000826037959I), Aug 26, 2000: Piper PA31P (N57539), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot attempting to land on rwy 35 at phl. Pilot thought he was too close to crossing traffic landing on 27R.pilot executed missed approach-circled and…

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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