# Accident 19810413016349A: Piper PA28140, Longmont, CO, April 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1682° N, 105.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longmont, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1682&lon=-105.1005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5015M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5015M-1984-05-17) (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: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810413016349A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE VEERED OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON INITIAL CLIMB. STRUCK VASI LIGHTS & CARTWHEELED. LACKED TORQUE CORRECTION.

## 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 DEN81FTE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE28), Apr 13, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N5015M), Longmont, CO, 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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