# Accident 19810303007049A: Piper PA28R201T, Goodland, KS, March 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Goodland, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3493° N, 101.7138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodland, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3493&lon=-101.7138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2253M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2253M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,674 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810303007049A

## Narrative

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

OIL LEAK, LOW OIL PRESSURE. MISSED APPROACH, ENGINE SEIZED. CRASH-LANDED. FOUND HOLE IN OIL COOLER.

## 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 MKC81DCQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ15), Mar 3, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N2253M), Goodland, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2253M (1)

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

- [Incident 20010703016189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010703016189I), Jul 3, 2001: Piper PA28R201T (N2253M), Drummond Island, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot departed traverse city, MI (tvc) while in route he experience an electrical failure, upon arriving at his destination Drummond Island, (Y66) he…

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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