# Accident 19810112000229A: Piper PA28R201T, Arcata, CA, January 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1981, 09:53 local time
- Place: Arcata, CA
- Airport: Arcata
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8623° N, 124.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcata, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8623&lon=-124.0750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6348C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 696 total, 61 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810112000229A

## Narrative

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

STARTED INTERSECTION TAKEOFF. ABORTED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY, STRUCK CONCRETE BLOCKS.

## 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 LAX81FVD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD09), Jan 12, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N6348C), Arcata, CA, 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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