# Incident 19810504040299I: Socata RALLYE235E, Bellville, TX, May 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bellville, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9466° N, 96.2588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9466&lon=-96.2588&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N332RA-1993-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 235E (registry code 8400135, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-rallye-235e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA RALLYE235E
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 125 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810504040299I

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE ENGINE LOST POWER. WINGS HIT POSTS DURING LANDING ON ROAD. WATER IN FUEL WAS SUSPECTED.

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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