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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Portland, IN · March 23, 1981

Date
March 23, 1981 · 16:05 local
Place
Portland, IN
Airport
Steed
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4143J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEX12
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
67 total7 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Leveled-off high on crosswind landing. Wind drifted airplane. Tried go-around, low airspeed. Wing hit ditch bank.

As the FAA filed it

LEVELED-OFF HIGH ON CROSSWIND LANDING. WIND DRIFTED AIRPLANE. TRIED GO-AROUND, LOW AIRSPEED. WING HIT DITCH BANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.