# Incident 19900430021349I: Piper PA31350, Bedford, MA, April 30, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1990, 05:00 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4699° N, 71.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4699&lon=-71.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45032, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45032-2009-03-09) (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 TIO540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900430021349I

## Narrative

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

FIRE FROM RIGHT ENGINE ON CLIMB, RETURNED. OIL LEAK ONTO HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM UNSECURED OIL DIPSTICK.

## Other reports on N45032 (3)

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

- [Accident 20040710020999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040710020999A), Jul 10, 2004: Piper PA31350 (N45032), Ticonderoga, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) While enroute from waterbury-oxford (oxc) airport to ticoneroga airport (4B6) the aircraft crashed 5 miles southwest of the Ticonderoga (4B6) airport.…
- [Incident 19841231071989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841231071989I), Dec 31, 1984: Piper PA31350 (N45032), Houston, TX. Engine cowling came loose on inboard side. Normal landing made. Cowling fastners were unlocked.
- [Incident 19841223073019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841223073019I), Dec 23, 1984: Piper PA31350 (N45032), Houston, TX. Noise and smoke from right engine. Aborted takeoff. Forward bearing oil seal in turbocharger failed.

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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