# NTSB FTW82DQG08: Piper PA-31, N7691L, Guthrie, TX, November 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1981
- Place: Guthrie, TX · GUTHRIE, TX
- Location: 33.6226° N, 100.3288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guthrie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6226&lon=-100.3288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DQG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7691L-2011-07-20), registration cancelled 2011-07-20, S/N 31-7305021, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19811129076759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811129076759A), Nov 29, 1981: Piper PA31350, Guthrie, TX, Substantial damage. Engine malfunction forced pilot to make emergency landing on road. Damage occurred during landing.

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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