# Incident 19790629017689I: Piper PA31, Findlay, OH, June 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1979, 07:30 local time
- Place: Findlay, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: COM
- Location: 41.0474° N, 83.6381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Findlay, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0474&lon=-83.6381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711VV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711VV-2001-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629017689I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN FLIGHT FOUND FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR.

## Other reports on N711VV (2)

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

- [Incident 19800408048089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800408048089I), Apr 8, 1980: Piper PA31 (N711VV), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Aircraft experienced lightning strike in flight.
- [Incident 19791029053369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029053369I), Oct 29, 1979: Piper PA31 (N711VV), Erlinger, KY. Elevator control binding caused by frayed trim cable pn 41734-05. Frayed at the trim actuator pulley under floor.

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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