# Accident 19810310009229A: Piper PA32300, Faribault, MN, March 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Faribault, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3011° N, 93.2768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Faribault, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3011&lon=-93.2768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8157R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8157R-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 318 total, 15 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810310009229A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN A CRAB DUE TO STRONG CROSSWIND. UNABLE TO ALIGN AIRCRAFT WITH RUNWAY. RAN OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI81FER26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER26), Mar 10, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N8157R), Faribault, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8157R (2)

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

- [Accident 19891228057289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891228057289A), Dec 28, 1989: Piper PA32301 (N8157R), Norfolk, NE, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel at night while proceeding to IFR alternate. Crashed into a feed lot. Failed to have fuel reserve.
- [Incident 19840707053309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840707053309I), Jul 7, 1984: Piper PA32301 (N8157R), Flemingsburg, KY, Minor damage. Swerved off the runway on landing and struck hay bales. Stated his foot became jammed between rudder and yoke.

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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