# NTSB SEA81FYM46: Druine D-31, N7193, Corvallis, OR, September 19, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1981
- 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FYM46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYM46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2682  81/9/19  NR.CORVALLIS,OR       DRUINE D-31         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 658
        TIME - 1850                    N7193               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCLAGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CORVALLIS,OR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- OBSD ATMTG SPLIT-S FM APRX 200FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7193](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7193-1983-10-20), registration cancelled 1983-10-20, S/N 136 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DRUINE 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Mclagan

## 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 19810919065199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810919065199A), Sep 19, 1981: Barnad D31, Corvallis, OR, Destroyed. Pilot was observed performing low-level aerobatics near airport at time of crash. (Split s from 200 feet.)

## 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 SEA72FYC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYC21), Oct 20, 1971: Druin Turb D-31 (N7193), Corvallis, OR, substantial damage

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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