# Accident 19811029071049A: Piper PA38112, Pensacola, FL, October 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1981, 10:15 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2589B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2589B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,640 total, 12 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82FKJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FKJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811029071049A

## Narrative

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

PART OF ENGINE COWLING CAME OFF IN FLIGHT. STRUCK HORIZONTAL STABLIZER. LANDED SAFELY AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT.

## 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 MIA82FKJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FKJ01), Oct 29, 1981: Piper PA-23 (N2589B), Pensacola, FL, incident, minor 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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