# Accident 19810415018159A: Piper PA38112, Moulton, IA, April 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1981, 14:10 local time
- Place: Moulton, IA
- Airport: Moulton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6635° N, 92.6860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Moulton Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6635&lon=-92.6860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2388D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2388D-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 84 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810415018159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT, SOFT RUNWAY. HIT TREE AND CRASHED IN ADJACENT FIELD.

## 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 MKC81DCD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD15), Apr 15, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N2388D), Moulton, IA, destroyed

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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