# Incident 19891129058489I: Piper PA31310, Erie, PA, November 29, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1989, 16:13 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0442° N, 79.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Erie County Airport (3G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0442&lon=-79.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71PC-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891129058489I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. VECTORED FOR LANDING. FLAP INDICATOR HAD OVERHEATED.

## Other reports on N71PC (1)

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

- [Incident 19860425023399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860425023399I), Apr 25, 1986: Piper PA31310 (N71PC), Albany, NY. Unsafe gear indication before landing. Safe landing. Returned to home base with gear down. Micro switch adjusted.

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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