# NTSB SEA82IA008: Piper PA-31, N3533P, Seattle, WA, November 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1981
- Place: Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82IA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82IA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0058  81/11/30 NR.SEATTLE,WA         PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N3533P              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 23, 2460 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            102 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPOKANE,WA                 SEATTLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-OIL EXHAUSTION FOR UNKN RSN.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- OIL LEAK IN VCNTY OF OIL FILLER CAP.LNDD OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3533P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Boeing Field

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.

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