# Accident 19810308008509A: Piper PA28140, Annapolis, MD, March 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Annapolis, MD
- Airport: Lee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9429° N, 76.5684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEE (ANP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9429&lon=-76.5684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1548J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1548J-1983-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FIG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308008509A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOW POWER ON TAKEOFF. PILOT TURNED DOWN RIVER OFF END RUNWAY TO AVOID TREES. DITCHED IN RIVER. CARB ICE.

## 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 ATL81FIG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIG09), Mar 8, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N1548J), Annapolis, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1548J (2)

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

- [Incident 19800217026579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217026579I), Feb 17, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N1548J), Bryantown, MD. Internal engine failure. Nubmber one cylinder broken at top.
- [Incident 19780812037829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780812037829I), Aug 12, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N1548J), Edgewater, MD, Minor damage. Pilot unable to stop after landing long and fast. Ran off runway.

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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