# Accident 19810402013579A: Piper PA28181, Lakeland, FL, April 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1981, 04:48 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8235H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8235H-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 7 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402013579A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT MADE NIGHT TAKEOFF INTO GROUND FOG. STRUCK WIRES AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO LAND USING VOR RADIAL.

## 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 MIA81FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA060), Apr 2, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8235H), Lakeland, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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