# Incident 19840221011989I: Piper PA31, Manchester, NH, February 21, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1984, 07:00 local time
- Place: Manchester, NH
- Airport: Manchester
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PREA
- Location: 42.9956° N, 71.4548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9956&lon=-71.4548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9196Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9196Y-1990-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840221011989I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE COWL HALVES SPLIT OPEN ON LEVELING FOR CRUISE. FRONT ATTACH POINTS CAME LOOSE. NOT FASTENED PROPERLY.

## Other reports on N9196Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19820916059509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820916059509I), Sep 16, 1982: Piper PA31 (N9196Y), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Power lost on right engine. Prop feathered. Found three studs on a cylinder had failed.
- [Incident 19800407047939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800407047939I), Apr 7, 1980: Piper PA31 (N9196Y), Manchester, NH. Engine failed after takeoff due to crack in crankcase.

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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