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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31P · Dallas, TX · June 8, 1981

Date
June 8, 1981 · 08:41 local
Place
Dallas, TX
Airport
Love
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
USTA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N805PC
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA102
Reported as
Piper PA31P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIGO541E1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,570 total86 in this make and model326 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Exhaust pipe on left engine separated on takeoff. Exhaust burned mag wires. Engine quit. Crew mismanaged emergency.

As the FAA filed it

EXHAUST PIPE ON LEFT ENGINE SEPARATED ON TAKEOFF. EXHAUST BURNED MAG WIRES. ENGINE QUIT. CREW MISMANAGED EMERGENCY.

NTSB investigation

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