# Accident 19810401013219A: Piper PA28RT201, Daytona Beach, FL, April 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1981, 19:40 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1799° N, 81.0580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAYTONA BEACH INTL (DAB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1799&lon=-81.0580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2887W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2887W-1991-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 122 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DLA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401013219A

## Narrative

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

SLOWED FOR TRAFFIC ON NIGHT PRACTICE LANDING. LOST ALTITUDE, HIT TREES. MADE GO-AROUND, LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 MIA81DLA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLA16), Apr 1, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N2887W), Daytona Beach, FL, 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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