# Accident 19810409018169A: Piper PA28140, Platteville, WI, April 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Platteville, WI
- Airport: Platteville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6894° N, 90.4444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLATTEVILLE MUNI (PVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6894&lon=-90.4444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N451F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N451F-1984-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 71 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEP14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409018169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH CORRECTING FOR DRIFT AND MADE LANDING CAUSING CRASH.

## 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 CHI81DEP14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP14), Apr 9, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N451F), Platteville, WI, 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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