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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Tulsa, OK · July 27, 1987

Date: July 27, 1987 · 21:14 local
Place: Tulsa, OK
Airport: Tulsa International
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GPMA
Aircraft: N40ST
Reported as: Piper PA31350
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total

N40STRegistration cancelled Oct 7, 2008 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7405183 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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.

Smoke and sparks from under glare shield as map light wire shorted. Maintenance disconnected wires pulled breaker.

As the FAA filed it

SMOKE AND SPARKS FROM UNDER GLARE SHIELD AS MAP LIGHT WIRE SHORTED. MAINTENANCE DISCONNECTED WIRES PULLED BREAKER.

Other reports on N40ST · 2

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

Accident 20060710013509AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Easton, WA(-23) Weather was clear with 10 sm visibility. Pilot left geg enroute to bfi with about 300# of freight on board, a light load for a navajo model aircraft. He fueled at bfi before leaving for geg and did not take on fuel in spokane. He reported engine…Jul 10, 2006 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 19880302016039IStarting Engines · Tulsa, OKWindshield fogged when engine started. Defroster unable to clear. Limited visibility caused PIC to taxi off runway.Mar 2, 1988