# Incident 19941216045659I: Piper PA31350, Pontiac, MI, December 16, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1994, 07:40 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500MP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941216045659I

## Narrative

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

FLAMES UNDER LEFT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. OIL LEAKED PAST DIP STICK O RING ONTO TURBOCHARGER. FIRE WENT OUT.

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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