# Accident 19810301006249A: Piper PA31, Mountain Home, AR, March 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Mountain Home, AR
- Airport: Baxter Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3689° N, 92.4705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BAXTER COUNTY (BPK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3689&lon=-92.4705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7579L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7579L-1998-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810301006249A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 FTW81DPG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG11), Mar 1, 1981: Piper PA-31 (N7579L), Mountain Home, AR, 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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