# Accident 19810422018759A: Piper PA28140, Spring Valley, NY, April 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1981, 17:10 local time
- Place: Spring Valley, NY
- Airport: Ramapo Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8394R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8394R-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 975 total, 975 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810422018759A

## Narrative

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

PILOT COULD NOT STOP AIRCRAFT ON RUNWA. AIRCRAFT BKAKES WERE WORN OUT.

## 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 NYC81FHM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM05), Apr 22, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8394R), Spring Valley, NY, 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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