# Incident 19880218024019I: Piper PA31350, Fresno, CA, February 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1988, 16:15 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MJCA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70036, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70036-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880218024019I

## Narrative

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

AMBULANCE FLIGHT. HEAVY TURBULENCE AGGRAVATED PATIENTS PAIN. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. VOR RECEIVER CHECK INCOMPLETE.

## Other reports on N70036 (3)

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

- [Incident 19830324013729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830324013729I), Mar 24, 1983: Piper PA31350 (N70036), Farmington, NM. Lost oil pressure on right engine. Shut engine down. Found hose plugged with debris.
- [Incident 19830201069859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830201069859I), Feb 1, 1983: Piper PA31350 (N70036), Farmington, NM. Gradual decrease in oil pressure. Shut engine down. Found turbocharger seal ruptured. Was pumping oil overboard.
- [Incident 19781026028429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781026028429I), Oct 26, 1978: Piper PA31 (N70036), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Remotely controlled security gate closed on aircraft proceding from ramp to the runway.

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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