# Accident 19810402015909A: Piper PA25235, Norton, KS, April 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1981, 16:05 local time
- Place: Norton, KS
- Airport: Norton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8505° N, 99.8947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTON MUNI (NRN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8505&lon=-99.8947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8586L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8586L-2006-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,615 total, 580 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402015909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. TRIED TO RETURN. CRASH-LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. CAUSE ENGINE OUT UNKNOWN.

## 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 MKC81FCQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ22), Apr 2, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N8586L), Norton, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8586L (2)

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

- [Accident 20040522010249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040522010249A), May 22, 2004: Piper PA25235 (N8586L), Flager, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) On the morning of 22 may 2004, pilot ronald seelhoff, was conducting an aerial spraying operation 15 miles south of flagler Colorado. Mr. Seelhoff had…
- [Accident 19730802023069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730802023069A), Aug 2, 1973: Piper PA25235 (N8586L), Goshen, ID, Destroyed

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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