# Accident 19810306008629A: Piper PA22150, Morganton, NC, March 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1981, 17:50 local time
- Place: Morganton, NC
- Airport: Morganton-Lenoir
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7408° N, 81.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morganton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7408&lon=-81.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4765A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,381 total, 12 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DKM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810306008629A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FALURE. FUEL IN TANKS. REASON FOR ENGINE FAILURE UNKNOWN.

## 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 ATL81DKM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKM04), Mar 6, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N4765A), Morganton, NC, substantial damage

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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