# Accident 19931013038719A: Piper PA31310, Hilo, HI, October 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1993, 14:14 local time
- Place: Hilo, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6906° N, 155.0799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6906&lon=-155.0799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7079J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7079J-1996-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931013038719A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE SURGE AND LOST POWER. ENGINE OVERHEATED. ELECTED TO DITCH IN OCEAN. BELEIVES BAD MAGNETO.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX94LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA012), Oct 14, 1993: Piper PA-31 (N7079J), Hilo, HI, destroyed. Probable cause: the failure of the right engine's magnetos for undetermined reasons and the resulting overtemperature of the remaining left engine.

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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