# Accident 19810413019299A: Piper PA28R201, Hopkins, MO, April 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1981, 18:10 local time
- Place: Hopkins, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.5512° N, 94.8170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopkins, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5512&lon=-94.8170&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40010, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 750 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810413019299A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED THUNDERSTORM WITH SEVERE TURBULENCE, RAIN AND HAIL. LANDED SAFE AT NEAR AIRPORT. NOTAM ON SEVERE AREA.

## 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 MKC81FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA030), Apr 13, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N40010), Hopkins, MO, 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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