# Incident 19820430037599I: Piper PA31350, Enterprise, AL, April 30, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1982, 15:50 local time
- Place: Enterprise, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3206° N, 85.8395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3206&lon=-85.8395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53RT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 1,825 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82IA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820430037599I

## Narrative

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

EXHAUST PIPE CAME OFF TURBOCHARGER ON TAKEOFF, POWER LOSS, ENGINE FIRE. LANDED SAFE. WRONG EXHAUST PIPE INSTALLED.

## 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 ATL82IA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA121), Apr 30, 1982: Piper PA-31-350 (N53RT), Enterprise, AL, 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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