# Incident 19820120004319I: Piper PA31350, San Jose, CA, January 20, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3100° N, 121.9597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3100&lon=-121.9597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74HP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC LTIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,180 total, 1,805 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82IA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82IA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820120004319I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB. PROPELLER BLADES AND HUB ASSEMBLY HAD SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT. FATIGUE CRACKS.

## 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 LAX82IA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82IA044), Jan 20, 1982: Piper PA-31-350 (N74HP), San Jose, CA, 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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