# Accident 19800716027439A: Piper PA28180, Cincinnati, OH, July 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1980, 13:08 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Airport: Lunken Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1035° N, 84.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cincinnati, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1035&lon=-84.5153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1841T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1841T-2009-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 130 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716027439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE COWLING CAME LOOSE AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT MADE A STEEP TURN TO RETURN, STALLED, HIT TREES. COWLING NOT SECURED

## 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 CHI80FEG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEG20), Jul 16, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N1841T), Cincinnati, OH, destroyed

## Other reports on N1841T (1)

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

- [Accident 19750817030279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750817030279A), Aug 17, 1975: Piper PA28180 (N1841T), West Salem, OH, Substantial damage. Short fld.

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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