# Accident 19821031055859A: Piper PA31350, Baton Rouge, LA, October 31, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1982, 05:05 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Ryan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4498° N, 91.1892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4498&lon=-91.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41045, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41045-1989-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC LTIO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,784 total, 336 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821031055859A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB.AIRCRAFT IMPACTED VERTICALLY. RIGHT PROP FEATHERED.POPPING SOUND PRIOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 FTW83FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA027), Oct 31, 1982: Piper PA-31-350 (N41045), Baton Rouge, LA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N41045 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820402045799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820402045799I), Apr 2, 1982: Piper PA31350 (N41045), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. Alternator failure, fire in right engine. Shut down engine, broken clamp allowed tailpipe separation. Faulty part.

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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