# Accident 19810113001019A: Piper PA36300, Flagstaff, AZ, January 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1981, 15:10 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57779, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57779-1994-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 231 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810113001019A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED FOG IN MOUNTAIN AREA, LOW ON FUEL. ELECTED TO LAND ON DIRT ROAD. STRUCK ROCKS ON ROAD EDGE.

## 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 LAX81DUJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ25), Jan 13, 1981: Piper PA-36 (N57779), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N57779 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760810023849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760810023849A), Aug 10, 1976: Piper PA36285 (N57779), North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. Takeoff from pasture,power loss,rolled down small hill.

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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