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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA23250 · Fresno, CA · February 12, 1987

Date
February 12, 1987 · 19:15 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N178D
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540C1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total2,100 in this make and model30 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 manifold pressure decreased with smoke from engine. Safe landing. Waste gate oil line had broken.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE DECREASED WITH SMOKE FROM ENGINE. SAFE LANDING. WASTE GATE OIL LINE HAD BROKEN.