# Accident 19800526015429A: Piper PA28161, Nephi, UT, May 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Nephi, UT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7045° N, 111.8335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nephi, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7045&lon=-111.8335&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2138J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2138J-1991-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 871 total, 150 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526015429A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF ON HIGH ALTITUDE GRASS STRIP. ENCOUNTERED TALL GRASS. AFTER LIFTOFF, SLOWED AIRPLANE, HIT TREES.

## 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 DEN80FTM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM21), May 26, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N2138J), Nephi, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2138J (2)

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

- [Accident 19871214081969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871214081969A), Dec 14, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N2138J), Draper, UT, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Lost power. Struck wires trying to land on highway. Crashed inverted. Crank shaft accessory gear dowell pin sheared
- [Incident 19820614032279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820614032279I), Jun 14, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N2138J), Manti, UT. Engine quit when stepped down dowel pin PN1065 sheared, allowing crankshaft accessory drive gear to turn.

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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