# Accident 19810209003149A: Piper PA32300, Opa Locka, FL, February 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41233, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41233-1981-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FKT26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810209003149A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES WHILE TRYING TO LAND ON OTHER RUNWAY.NO ENGINE PROBLEM FOUND.

## 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 MIA81FKT26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT26), Feb 9, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N41233), Opa Locka, FL, destroyed

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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