# Incident 19811028075159I: Piper PA32R301T, Putnam, TX, October 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1981, 21:15 local time
- Place: Putnam, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NHKA
- Location: 32.3703° N, 99.1955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Putnam, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3703&lon=-99.1955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8159S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8159S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,274 total, 200 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811028075159I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER, SAW FLAMES. SHUT ENGINE DOWN, LANDED ON ROAD, GEAR UP, FOUND EXHAUST TUBE PN LW15811 BROKE.

## Other reports on N8159S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820702044819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820702044819I), Jul 2, 1982: Piper PA32R301T (N8159S), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. During power check before takeoff, the waste gate control valve bushing seized open on the butterfly shaft.

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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