# Accident 19810408014989A: Piper PA28181, Dixion, IA, April 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dixion, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N47970, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47970-2014-10-14) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408014989A

## Narrative

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

OPERATED VFR INTO CLOUDS. LOST CONTROL DURING ASSIST VECTORS TO AIRPORT. AIRFRAME INFLIGHT SEPARATION.

## 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 MKC81FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA028), Apr 8, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N47970), Dixon, IA, destroyed, 1 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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