# Incident 19810409026329I: Piper PA25235, Knox, IN, April 9, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1981, 10:50 local time
- Place: Knox, IN
- Airport: Starke County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3297° N, 86.6646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STARKE COUNTY (OXI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3297&lon=-86.6646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8830L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8830L) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 727 total, 25 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409026329I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT FOR AERIL APPLICATION CERTIFICATION.

## Other reports on N8830L (2)

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

- [Incident 19810615041689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810615041689I), Jun 15, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N8830L), Valparaiso, IN, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently closed throttle with shirt sleeve cuff opening during swath run resulting in force landing.
- [Accident 19801115073919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801115073919A), Nov 15, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N8830L), Chrisman, IL, Substantial damage. Premature fuel depletion due to leaky fuel primer line. Failed to check fuel supply.

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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