# Accident 19801112073329A: Piper PA28181, Independence, MO, November 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1980, 19:18 local time
- Place: Independence, MO
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0911° N, 94.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0911&lon=-94.4155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8086H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8086H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801112073329A

## Narrative

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

HIT WIRE ON GO-GROUND FROM DOWNWIND APPROACH. AIRPORT LIGHTS WNET OUT THEN OVERSHOT LANDING ON DARK 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 MKC81FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA006), Nov 12, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N8086H), Independence, MO, 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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