# Accident 19810323012139A: Piper PA28140, Portland, IN, March 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1981, 16:05 local time
- Place: Portland, IN
- Airport: Steed
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4377° N, 84.9835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4377&lon=-84.9835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4143J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 7 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEX12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810323012139A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI81FEX12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX12), Mar 23, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N4143J), Portland, IN, 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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