# Accident 19810717042209A: Piper PA31350, Ruby, AK, July 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1981, 18:15 local time
- Place: Ruby, AK
- Airport: Ruby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7272° N, 155.4699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUBY (RBY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7272&lon=-155.4699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62993 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,525 in this make and model, 333 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717042209A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY THRESHOLD. IMPACT ON LIP OF RUNWAY FOLDED RIGHT ENGINE UNDER AIRCRAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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