# Accident 19810608036179A: Piper PA31P, Dallas, TX, June 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1981, 08:41 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Love
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: USTA
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N805PC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: LYC TIGO541E1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,570 total, 86 in this make and model, 326 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810608036179A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA102), Jun 8, 1981: Piper PA-31P (N805PC), Dallas, 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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