# Accident 19810222010299A: Piper PA28180, Chepatchet, RI, February 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Chepatchet, RI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5248L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5248L-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 170 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222010299A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON HILL DURING VFR DESCENT THROUGH CLOUDS. WEATHER AT DESTINATION BELOW IFR MINIMUM. NOT IFR RATED.

## 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 NYC81FNA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA12), Feb 22, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N5248L), Chepachet, RI, 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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