# Accident 19811020069149A: Piper PA24, New Caney, TX, October 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1981, 18:10 local time
- Place: New Caney, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1552° N, 95.2113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Caney, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1552&lon=-95.2113&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7312P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7312P-2018-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 11 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811020069149A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE STOPPED.

## 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 FTW82FRA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRA02), Oct 20, 1981: Piper PA-24 (N7312P), New Caney, 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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