# Accident 19800906041859A: Piper PA28RT201T, Nebraska City, NE, September 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1980, 20:35 local time
- Place: Nebraska City, NE
- Airport: Rolls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6757° N, 95.8617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nebraska City, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6757&lon=-95.8617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2137N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2137N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 536 total, 242 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800906041859A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON SIDE OF RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. LIGHT CONDITIONS WERE POOR.

## 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 MKC80DCJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ32), Sep 6, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N2137N), Nebraska City, NE, 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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