# Incident 19801019057769I: Piper PA28151, Elyria, OH, October 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1980, 16:20 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Elyria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3315° N, 82.1003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELYRIA (1G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3315&lon=-82.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8620E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8620E-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 428 total, 161 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801019057769I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED TURBULANCE ON FLARE FOR LANDING. TRIED TO GO AROUND, DRIFTED INTO TREES OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI81FEI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI01), Oct 19, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N8620E), Elyria, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8620E (1)

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

- [Incident 19840107010269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840107010269I), Jan 7, 1984: Piper PA28151 (N8620E), Rochester, MN, Minor damage. Student lost control on a solo touch and go landing. Veered off the runway. Had fully raised flaps by mistake.

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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