# Incident 19791029053369I: Piper PA31, Erlinger, KY, October 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Erlinger, KY
- Airport: Greater Cincinnat
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0395° N, 84.6000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erlanger, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0395&lon=-84.6000&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 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/19791029053369I

## Narrative

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

ELEVATOR CONTROL BINDING CAUSED BY FRAYED TRIM CABLE PN 41734-05. FRAYED AT THE TRIM ACTUATOR PULLEY UNDER FLOOR.

## 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 19790629017689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629017689I), Jun 29, 1979: Piper PA31 (N711VV), Findlay, OH. Engine quit in flight found faulty fuel injector.

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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