# Incident 19980529014149I: Piper PA31350, Fairbanks, AK, May 29, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1998, 08:15 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WVBA
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300ED, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300ED-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC LTIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980529014149I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FAIRBANKS ENROUTE TO FORT YUKON. 20 MILES NORTH OF FAIRBANKS THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND RETURNED TO FAIRBANKS. INSPECTION REVEALED THE #5 CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CASE. THE ENGINE CASE RECEIVED MASSIVE DAMAGE. ENGINE TO RECEIVE FAA OBSERVED TEARDOWN AT LYCOMING. AMENDED SUBMISSION FORTHCOMING.

## Other reports on N300ED (3)

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

- [Accident 20111208029059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111208029059A), Dec 8, 2011: Piper PA-31-350 (N300ED), Kaltag, AK, Substantial damage. On December 8, 2011 at 1450 AKST, pilot elected to approach the Kaltag Airport (pakv) VFR with weather conditions reporting 1 3/4SM ovc 010. Pilot operated GPS…
- [Incident 19880202009169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880202009169I), Feb 2, 1988: Piper PA31350 (N300ED), Aniak, AK. Left engine failed on climb. Engine was shut down. Returned. Found a cracked cylinder.
- [Incident 19800702059179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800702059179I), Jul 2, 1980: Piper PA31350 (N300ED), Boise, ID, Minor damage. During taxi to takeoff, smelled smoke. A loose connection in terminal had caused a short.

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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