# Incident 19880919059569I: Piper PA31T1, Luverne, MN, September 19, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1988, 15:45 local time
- Place: Luverne, MN
- Airport: Luverne Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6535° N, 96.2142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Luverne, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6535&lon=-96.2142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2556R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2556R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T1 (registry code 7103126, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,100 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/19880919059569I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO RECIRCULATION FAN FAILURE. RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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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