# Accident 19801218076199A: Piper PA28181, Wellington, KS, December 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1980, 10:40 local time
- Place: Wellington, KS
- Airport: Wellington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3250° N, 97.3884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WELLINGTON MUNI (EGT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3250&lon=-97.3884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6847J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6847J) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 223 total, 96 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801218076199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH-LANDED IN A FIELD, TRYING TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. FAILED TO USE CARB HEAT RIGHT.

## 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 MKC81FCQ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ06), Dec 18, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N6847J), Wellington, KS, 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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