# Accident 19810421018519A: Piper PA31T, Williams, AZ, April 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1981, 10:10 local time
- Place: Williams, AZ
- Airport: Williams
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2495° N, 112.1910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williams, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2495&lon=-112.1910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6075A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,628 total, 29 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810421018519A

## Narrative

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

LANDED 10 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY AND HIT RISING EDGE OF RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

## 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 LAX81DUJ52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ52), Apr 21, 1981: Piper PA-31T (N6075A), Williams, AZ, 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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