# Incident 19880418054839I: Piper PA31350, Henderson, TX, April 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1988, 21:08 local time
- Place: Henderson, TX
- Airport: Rusk County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AXCA
- Location: 32.2394° N, 94.7297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2394&lon=-94.7297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59981 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 22 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88IA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88IA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880418054839I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAK. ALSO SHOWED EVIDENCE OF POOR MAINTENANCE PRACTICES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW88IA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88IA092), Apr 19, 1988: Piper PA-31-350 (N59981), Henderson, TX, incident, no damage

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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