# Accident 19780831035289A: Piper PA31T1, Charlotte, NC, August 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1978
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Douglas Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9173Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9173Y-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-300 (registry code 7103104, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,950 total, 800 in this make and model, 365 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780831035289A

## Narrative

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

INSTR PLT CUT RT ENG MIXTURE AT LIFTOFF.ACFT FLAPS REMAINED DOWN. PREOCCUPIED WITH RESTART.

## 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 IAD78FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA101), Aug 31, 1978: Piper PA-31 (N9173Y), Charlotte, NC, 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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