# Accident 19821004050999A: Piper PA31, Dyersburg, TN, October 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1982, 12:30 local time
- Place: Dyersburg, TN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SLFA
- Location: 36.0301° N, 89.3797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0301&lon=-89.3797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1ET, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1ET-2014-08-28) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,400 total, 850 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821004050999A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF LOOSE COWLING. COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE OR RESTART. FUEL SHUT OFF RIGHT ENGINE

## 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 ATL83FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA003), Oct 4, 1982: Piper PA-31-310 (N1ET), Dyersburg, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1ET (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820531034329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820531034329I), May 31, 1982: Piper PA31 (N1ET), Fenton, MO, Minor damage. Pilot landed on wet runway. Was unable to stop when tires hydroplaned. Steered off runway. Stopped beyond end.

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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