# Accident 19800308005149A: Piper PA28181, Modesto, CA, March 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1980, 10:00 local time
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6391° N, 120.9969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6391&lon=-120.9969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8103H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8103H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 142 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800308005149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF OVER END OF RUNWAY. MADE TURN. CRASH-LANDED ON AIRPORT. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 LAX80DVA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA21), Mar 8, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N8103H), Modesto, CA, 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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