# NTSB FTW81DPG11: Piper PA-31, N7579L, Mountain Home, AR, March 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1981
- Place: Mountain Home, AR · MOUNTAIN HOME, AR
- Location: 36.3351° N, 92.3842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain Home, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3351&lon=-92.3842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0073   81/3/1    MOUNTAIN HOME,AR    PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 8500
        TIME - 1130                    N7579L              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAXTER CO RGNL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TN                  MOUNTAIN HOME,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FOLDED FOR UNKN REASONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7579L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7579L-1998-06-30), registration cancelled 1998-06-30, S/N 317401202 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baxter Co Rgnl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810301006249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810301006249A), Mar 1, 1981: Piper PA31, Mountain Home, AR, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Cause undetermined.

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.

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