# Accident 19810106000389A: Piper PA28161, Norfolk, MA, January 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1981, 11:35 local time
- Place: Norfolk, MA
- Airport: Norfolk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1195° N, 71.3251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1195&lon=-71.3251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2551U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2551U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810106000389A

## Narrative

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

NO RADIO OR FUEL INDICATIONS, STUDENT LANDED AT UNAUTHORIZED AIRPORT.  SLID OFF RUNWAY.  FOUND MASTER SWITCH OFF.

## 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 NYC81FNA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA07), Jan 6, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N2551U), Norfolk, MA, 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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