# Accident 19810426018659A: Piper PA31350, Houston, TX, April 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1981, 17:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Hobby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EGLA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,927 total, 1,114 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810426018659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA080), Apr 26, 1981: Piper PA-31 (N124EA), Houston, TX, 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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