# Incident 19881115058629I: Piper PA31350, Buffalo, NY, November 15, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1988, 06:45 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BIQA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27309, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27309-2013-08-13) (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: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881115058629I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND NR6 CYLINDER HOLD DOWN STUDS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N27309 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850105068699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850105068699I), Jan 5, 1985: Piper PA31350 (N27309), Syracuse, NY. Aircraft was flown with gear extended to maintenance base. Considered unairworthy by gado.

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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