# Accident 19810314010279A: Piper PA28180, Hyannis, MA, March 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1981, 13:55 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Barnstable
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4945L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4945L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 38 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810314010279A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF HIGHT, STLLED, RECOVERED. STALLED AGAIN. IMPACTED RUNWAY ON NOSE & WING TIP. GUSTY SURFACE WIND.

## 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 NYC81FNA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA13), Mar 14, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N4945L), Hyannis, MA, 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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