# Accident 19810210003469A: Piper PA31350, Prescott, AZ, February 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1981, 08:10 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A. Love
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DPAA
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27661, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27661-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,077 total, 860 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810210003469A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. IMPACTED IN LEVEL ATITUDE. AIRPLANE OVER GROSS,AFT C.G. MISALIGNED ELEVATOR STOP BOLT.

## 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 LAX81FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA045), Feb 10, 1981: Piper PA-31 (N27661), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage

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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