# Accident 19801003050529A: Piper PA28140, Molalla, OR, October 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1980, 17:15 local time
- Place: Molalla, OR
- Airport: Hutchinson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1493° N, 122.5849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Molalla, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1493&lon=-122.5849&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33638, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33638-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 20 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003050529A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK AUTO ON ROAD SHORT FINAL. LANDED ON RUNWAY MINUS RIGHT MAIN WHEEL, SEVERED BY IMPACT.

## 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 SEA81DYM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM02), Oct 3, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N33638), Molalla, OR, 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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