# Accident 19970527047389A: Piper PA31350, Greeley, CO, May 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1997, 19:00 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.4406° N, 104.6703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-104.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N491SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491SC-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970527047389A

## Narrative

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

(-16) INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED MULTIPLE UNAIRWORTHY AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 FTW97LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA206), May 28, 1997: Piper PA-31-350 (N491SC), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: unlatching of the left outboard engine cowling latches for undetermined reason(s), which allowed the left engine cowling to separate inflight and strike the vertical stabilizer.

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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