# Incident 19810222024079I: Piper PA28160, Apex, NC, February 22, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1981, 17:10 local time
- Place: Apex, NC
- Airport: Cox Strip
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7256° N, 78.8799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apex, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7256&lon=-78.8799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5258W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5258W-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 382 total, 54 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222024079I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GOT TO LOW ON APPROACH AND STRUCK A TREE. LANDED OK.

## Other reports on N5258W (1)

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

- [Accident 19860429015149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860429015149A), Apr 29, 1986: Piper PA28160 (N5258W), Winton, NC, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Struck a tree and impacted ground at night. No artificial horizon in aircraft. Student pilot intoxicated.

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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