# Incident 19880302016039I: Piper PA31350, Tulsa, OK, March 2, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1988, 06:20 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Tulsa International
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GPMA
- Location: 36.1984° N, 95.8881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TULSA INTL (TUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1984&lon=-95.8881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40ST-2008-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 50 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880302016039I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20060710013509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060710013509A), Jul 10, 2006: Piper PA31350 (N40ST), Easton, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-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…
- [Incident 19870727069459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870727069459I), Jul 27, 1987: Piper PA31350 (N40ST), Tulsa, OK. Smoke and sparks from under glare shield as map light wire shorted. Maintenance disconnected wires pulled breaker.

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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