# Accident 19810301008859A: Piper PA38112, Boynton Beach, FL, March 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Boynton Beach, FL
- Airport: Willis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5481° N, 80.2148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLIS (FA44), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5481&lon=-80.2148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2554P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2554P-2020-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 52 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DKT30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810301008859A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED AIRPLANE TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY ON LIFTOFF IN A CROSSWIND. WING STRUCK WINDSOCK POLE.

## 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 MIA81DKT30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT30), Mar 1, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N2554P), Boynton Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2554P (1)

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

- [Accident 19830626074259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626074259A), Jun 26, 1983: Piper PA22 (N2554P), Langley, OK, Substantial damage. Non rated pilot reported engine quit. Stalled trying to miss wires on forced landing. Aircraft used illegal n number

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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