# Incident 19881115057359I: Piper PA34200T, Springfield, MO, November 15, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33689, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33689) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT LTSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 400 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/19881115057359I

## Narrative

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

NOISE SMOKE AND OIL FROM RIGHT ENGINE AFTER DEPARTURE. SHUT DOWN AND RETURNED. CRANKCASE HAD HOLE AND WAS CRACKED.

## Other reports on N33689 (2)

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

- [Incident 20241207020759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241207020759I), Dec 7, 2024: Piper PA-34-200T (N33689), Millard, NE, Minor damage. Pilot was conducting a post maintenance high-speed taxi on the runway. Pilot attempted to turn at the last taxiway but was unable to slow the aircraft to stay…
- [Incident 19931114047649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931114047649I), Nov 14, 1993: Piper PA34200T (N33689), Ozark, MO, Minor damage. Right landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Right trunion had broke. Service notice 787B not complied with.

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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