# Accident 19820117001029A: Piper PA31, Port Mansfield, TX, January 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Port Mansfield, TX
- Airport: Port Mansfield
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4709° N, 97.7804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4709&lon=-97.7804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9181Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9181Y-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820117001029A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING STEEP TURNS IN PATTERN. IMPACT VERTICAL IN LEVEL ATTITUDE. ILLEGAL MARIJUANA ON BOARD.

## 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 FTW82FRG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG21), Jan 17, 1982: Piper PA-31 (N9181Y), Port Mansfield, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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