# Accident 19800526015339A: Piper PA28R180, Pigeon, MI, May 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1980, 08:00 local time
- Place: Pigeon, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8294° N, 83.2702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pigeon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8294&lon=-83.2702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4581J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4581J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 842 total, 665 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEC19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEC19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526015339A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RAISED PORTION OF ROAD ON TAKEOFF FROM FARM FIELD. IMPACT BALLOONED AIRPLANE, SEVERED GEAR, WRINKLED WINGS.

## 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 CHI80DEC19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEC19), May 26, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N4581J), Pigeon, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4581J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20061117030109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061117030109I), Nov 17, 2006: Piper PA28R180 (N4581J), Marion, OH, Minor damage. (-23) Enroute from duh, PIC scanned instruments and found voltage meter to read 0 volts. Made decision to land at nearest airport which was mnn. Attempted to…

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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