# Accident 19800120005319A: Piper PA28181, Rochester, MN, January 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1980, 14:45 local time
- Place: Rochester, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0216° N, 92.4699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0216&lon=-92.4699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5918V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5918V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 5 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DER19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800120005319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MADE HARD LANDING WHILE DRIFTING SIDEWAYS IN A STRONG CROSSWIND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MKC80DER19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER19), Jan 20, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N5918V), Rochester, MN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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