33.4484° N, 112.0740° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 28, 1981 · 09:40 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Deer Vall
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SWIA
Aircraft
N74985
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total3,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft vibrated in flight from engine cowling torn open because of two loose fasteners.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT VIBRATED IN FLIGHT FROM ENGINE COWLING TORN OPEN BECAUSE OF TWO LOOSE FASTENERS.