# Accident 19810403015929A: Piper PA32RT300, Waterloo, IA, April 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1981, 07:45 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Oppold
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4928° N, 92.3430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterloo, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4928&lon=-92.3430&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36150, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,328 total, 14 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810403015929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNFAMILIAR IN AIRCRAFT. FALED TO ROTATE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED LATE, STRUCK DITCH OFF END OF 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 MKC81DCD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD13), Apr 3, 1981: Piper PA32RT (N36150), Waterloo, IA, 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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