# Accident 19810328012749A: Piper PA28140, Providence, KY, March 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Providence, KY
- Airport: Providence
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3991° N, 87.7517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3991&lon=-87.7517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7241F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7241F-2013-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 172 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FLQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810328012749A

## Narrative

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

STALLED & CRASHED 600 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING FINAL APPROACH. 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 ATL81FLQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ13), Mar 28, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N7241F), Providence, KY, 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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