# Accident 19801213072909A: Piper PA28R200, Tiptonville, TN, December 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tiptonville, TN
- Airport: Reelfoot Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4753° N, 89.3463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REELFOOT LAKE (0M2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4753&lon=-89.3463&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2141T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2141T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,130 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 401 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DLT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLT02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801213072909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AND PILOT UNDERSHOT RUNWAY DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 ATL81DLT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLT02), Dec 13, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N2141T), Reelfoot Lake, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2141T (2)

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

- [Incident 19921224053429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921224053429I), Dec 24, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N2141T), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Accident 19920921042129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920921042129A), Sep 21, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N2141T), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Taxiing back to missed turn off. Tried to expedite clearing due traffic. Ran wheel into pot hole off edge of runway

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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