# Incident 19980612030439I: Piper PA31350, Burbank, CA, June 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1998, 09:26 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AGHA
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59826, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59826) (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 TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980612030439I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENROUTE LGB TO MMH. LOST POWER #2 ENGINE. DIVERTED TO BUR. DECLARED EMERGENCY, MADE LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. ENGINE INSPECTION REVEALED DAMGE TO CYLINDER ASSY. APPARENTLY CAUSED BY CLOGGED FUEL INJECTOR AND LEAN FUEL MIXTURE. REPAIRS EFFECTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N59826 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250110000059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250110000059A), Jan 10, 2025: Piper PA-31-350 (N59826), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. The automated gate between runways was open due to an aircraft that had previously passed through it. The pilot of the aircraft that impacted the gate…

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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