# Accident 19730503011949A: Piper PA31T1, Chihuahua Cty, May 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1973
- Place: Chihuahua Cty
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Aircraft: N3105E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3105E-1973-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,100 total, 100 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB UNK73X0113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730503011949A

## Narrative

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

L ENG FAILED ON ROTATION.FIRE AFTER IMPACT.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.INVEST JURISDICTION MEXICAN GOVT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK73X0113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0113), May 3, 1973: Piper PA-31 (N3105E), Chihuahua Cty, Mexico, destroyed

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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