# Incident 19901026057859I: Piper PA60601P, Buffalo, NY, October 26, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1990, 20:36 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N3AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3AU-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 250 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901026057859I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. EMERGENCY LANDING. TURBO CHARGER EXHAUST GASKET LEAKED HOT GAS ON DETECTOR.

## Other reports on N3AU (2)

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

- [Incident 19901127060589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901127060589I), Nov 27, 1990: Piper PA60601P (N3AU), Lancaster, PA. Mechanical malfunction on climb. Returned. Found exhaust leak at the left engine near turbocharger.
- [Incident 19890815050859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890815050859I), Aug 15, 1989: Piper PA60600 (N3AU), Parkersburg, WV. Left engine lost power at altitude. Returned to parksburg. Cause is unknown.

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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