# Incident 19871015078189I: Piper PA28RT201T, Logan, NM, October 15, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Logan, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3584° N, 103.4534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Logan, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3584&lon=-103.4534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2121T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2121T-1989-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 450 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/19871015078189I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. BOLT THROUGH TURBO CHARGER CLAMP HAD FAILED DUE TO HEAT CORROSION.

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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