# Accident 19810329013039A: Piper PA28235, Hugoton, KS, March 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Hugoton, KS
- Airport: Hugoton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1634° N, 101.3707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HUGOTON MUNI (HQG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1634&lon=-101.3707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9097W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9097W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 12 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810329013039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTINAL CONTROL DURING CROSSWIND LANDING. AIRCRAFT HIT DITCH & CRASHED.

## 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 MKC81DCQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ19), Mar 29, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N9097W), Hugoton, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9097W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20191210017429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191210017429A), Dec 10, 2019: Piper PA-28-235 (N9097W), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Pilots statement of accident involving cherokee 235, PA28-235, tail# N9097W, serial #28-10707 Date, time, location: tues 10 dec 2019, approx 1:10 EST, rwy 24…
- [Incident 19790607015379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607015379I), Jun 7, 1979: Piper PA28235 (N9097W), Casper, WY, Minor damage. Tires and nose gear damaged in hard landing. Flight instructor onboard.

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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