- Date
- November 29, 1981
- Place
- Guthrie, TX · GUTHRIE, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7691LPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811129076759A
- Case key
- 122712
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3592 81/11/29 NR.GUTHRIE,TX PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1745 N7691L PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 46, 12690 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 366 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CROSBYTON,TX DALLAS,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: DETONATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FND NO 6 PISTON,PN LW10545,DMG.TOP PART OF PISTON DSPLCD,DRAIN HOLES IN OIL RING ENLARGED.LND HWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7691L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7691LRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2011 · Piper PA-31-350Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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