# Incident 19811028089439I: Piper PA31350, Phoenix, AZ, October 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1981, 09:40 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Deer Vall
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74985 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811028089439I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VIBRATED IN FLIGHT FROM ENGINE COWLING TORN OPEN BECAUSE OF TWO LOOSE FASTENERS.

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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