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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31350 · Houston, TX · April 26, 1981

Date
April 26, 1981 · 17:45 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Hobby
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EGLA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N124EA
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA080
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,927 total1,114 in this make and model290 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft made emergency landing just after takeoff. Line personnel added jet fuel by mistake.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. LINE PERSONNEL ADDED JET FUEL BY MISTAKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.