# Accident 19810125001719A: Piper PA28161, Sterlington, LA, January 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1981, 15:15 local time
- Place: Sterlington, LA
- Airport: Sterlington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6889° N, 92.0603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterlington, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6889&lon=-92.0603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2232W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2232W) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 226 total, 6 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810125001719A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE AT POWER APPLICATION FOR A GO-AROUND. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW81DRJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ09), Jan 25, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N2232W), Sterlington, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2232W (1)

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

- [Incident 20000820027429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000820027429I), Aug 20, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N2232W), Flushing, MI, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot over-shoot runway during landing. Short grass runway which was wet were contributing factors.

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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