# Accident 19830804039469A: Piper PA31, Mount Vernon, OH, August 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1983, 17:58 local time
- Place: Mount Vernon, OH
- Airport: Knox Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3903° N, 82.4697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3903&lon=-82.4697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9135Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9135Y-2013-05-22) (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
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,030 total, 434 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83IA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830804039469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT SHORT OF RUNWAY, GEAR UP AFTER ENGINES QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 CHI83IA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA360), Aug 4, 1983: Piper PA31-310 (N9135Y), Mount Vernon, OH, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N9135Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19851007054659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851007054659A), Oct 7, 1985: Piper PA31 (N9135Y), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing. No broken components found. Wheel fell into a hole during taxi for takeoff.

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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