# NTSB SEA72FYC21: Druin Turb D-31, N7193, Corvallis, OR, October 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1971
- Place: Corvallis, OR · CORVALLIS, OR
- Location: 44.5699° N, 123.2783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corvallis, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5699&lon=-123.2783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72FYC21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYC21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3358  71/10/20 NR.CORVALLIS,OREG     DRUIN TURB D-31     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 80 TOTAL
        TIME - 0810                    N7193               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCLAGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CORVALLIS,OREG               CORVALLIS ARPT,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FIRST TEST FLT. CONVERSION INSTRUCTIONS FOR VW ENG INSTALL MISUNDERSTOOD. LACKED FUEL PUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7193](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7193-1983-10-20), registration cancelled 1983-10-20, S/N 136 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DRUIN TURB D-31
- Registry model: [Mclagan DRUINE TURBULENT D31](https://openairdocs.org/model/mclagan-druine-turbulent-d31) (registry code 0562107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mclagan

## Other investigations on N7193 (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 SEA81FYM46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYM46), Sep 19, 1981: Druine D-31 (N7193), Corvallis, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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