# Incident 20031110029489I: Piper PA31350, Galena, AK, November 10, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Galena, AK
- Airport: Galena
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WVBA
- Location: 64.7409° N, 156.8769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galena, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7409&lon=-156.8769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59764, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59764) (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/20031110029489I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. LARGE FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATIONS FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN OIL PRESSURE LOSS. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

## Other reports on N59764 (4)

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

- [Incident 20040324004979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040324004979I), Mar 24, 2004: Piper PA31350 (N59764), Fairbanks, AK. (-23) [privacy data omitted] aircraft on scheduled flight at cruise altitude. Pilot noticed loss of manifold pressure with concurrent loss of oil pressure.…
- [Incident 20020808024209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020808024209I), Aug 8, 2002: Piper PA31350 (N59764), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he could not see anything when he began to taxi due to heavy rain and fogged aircraft windows. He missed the turn onto taxiway delta. He…
- [Incident 19960513033919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960513033919I), May 13, 1996: Piper PA31350 (N59764), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: the aircraft had just been returned to service after a repair to the right engine for an oil leak. Maintenance personnel had lowered the gear doors…
- [Incident 19790827032919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790827032919I), Aug 27, 1979: Piper PA31350 (N59764), Poughkeepsie, NY. Engine quit in flight, found magneto had failed.

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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