# Accident 19910922044519A: Piper PA31T, Santa Fe, NM, September 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7397° N, 105.8608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7397&lon=-105.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2FJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2FJ-2016-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,250 total, 450 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910922044519A

## Narrative

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

PASSENGER OWNER STARTED RIGHT ENGINE. PILOT REMOVED CHOCK. NO BRAKES SET. AIRCRAFT RAN INTO TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN91LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA131), Sep 22, 1991: Piper PA-31T-620 (N2FJ), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT DEACTIVATION OF AIRCRAFT BRAKES BY UNQUALIFIED PERSON.

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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