# NTSB SEA81IA045: Piper PA-31, N3516A, Hailey, ID, June 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1981
- Place: Hailey, ID · HAILEY, ID
- Location: 43.5127° N, 114.2995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hailey, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5127&lon=-114.2995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81IA045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81IA045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0067  81/6/30    HAILEY,ID           PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2015                    N3516A              PX-  0  0  9  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      30, 3617 TOTAL HOURS, 890
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           HAILEY,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PLT SAID HE WAS VERY TIRED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3516A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3516A), registered now, S/N 31-7952106, built 1979 (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Friedman Memorial

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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