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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Tulsa, OK · March 2, 1988

Date: March 2, 1988 · 06:20 local
Place: Tulsa, OK
Airport: Tulsa International
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GPMA
Aircraft: N40ST
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,700 total50 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

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

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Windshield fogged when engine started. Defroster unable to clear. Limited visibility caused PIC to taxi off runway.

As the FAA filed it

WINDSHIELD FOGGED WHEN ENGINE STARTED. DEFROSTER UNABLE TO CLEAR. LIMITED VISIBILITY CAUSED PIC TO TAXI OFF RUNWAY.

Other reports on N40ST · 2

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

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