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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Memphis, TN · April 17, 1987

Date
April 17, 1987 · 13:45 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N62788
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540C1A
People aboard
2
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.

Lost power and oil pressure during cruise, landed safely. Engine failed internally.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER AND OIL PRESSURE DURING CRUISE, LANDED SAFELY. ENGINE FAILED INTERNALLY.