# Accident 19810402014919A: Piper PA28RT201, Las Vegas, NV, April 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1981, 18:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2107° N, 115.1944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH LAS VEGAS (VGT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2107&lon=-115.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8348Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8348Z-2013-09-12) (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: 408 total, 48 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVW10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVW10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402014919A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FINAL ON NIGHT LANDING. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT, STRUCK WIRES, LANDED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX81DVW10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVW10), Apr 2, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N8348Z), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8348Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19830607022319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830607022319A), Jun 7, 1983: Piper PA28RT201 (N8348Z), Meadview, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine lost power shortly after takeoff. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing.

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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