# Accident 19810314009629A: Piper PA28160, Molokai, HI, March 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Molokai, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.1383° N, 157.0125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Molokaʻi, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.1383&lon=-157.0125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5956W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5956W-1983-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,424 total, 45 in this make and model, 268 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314009629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED FLIGHT INTO IMC IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO SIDE OF MOUNTAIN.

## 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 LAX81FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA059), Mar 14, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N5956W), Molokai, HI, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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