Piper PA31-310 incident near Mount Vernon, Ohio, August 4, 1983
On August 4, 1983 at about 9:58 pm local time, a Piper PA31-310, registered N9135Y, suffered minor damage in an incident near Mount Vernon, Ohio (Knox County airport). It was a ferry flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 4, 1983 · about 9:58 pm local time
- Place
- Mount Vernon, Ohio · Knox County · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA31-310 · all PA31-310s on the register
- Registration
- N9135Y · no longer on the register · serial 31182
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Ferry flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON FINAL APPROACH BOTH ENGINES FAILED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND INTENTIONAL GEAR UP SHORT OF THERUNWAY. LESS THAN 1 PINT OF FUEL WAS FOUND ON BOARD.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 12,030 hours in all; 434 in this make and model; 120 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 11,282 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,696 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 15, 1983; 25 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,200 lb
- Seats: 9
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming TIO-540A1A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CAK Akron OH at 9:27 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 28, 4,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 77°F (25°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:52 pm from CMH, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N9135Y the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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