# Accident 19810509022659A: Piper PA28181, Santa Monica, CA, May 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1981, 23:20 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4511B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4511B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 24 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810509022659A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOT RUNWAY ON NIGHT LANDING. COLLIDED WITH MARKERS AND TREES. NOT CURRENT FOR NIGHT FLIGHT WITH PASSENGERS.

## 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 LAX81FUD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUD02), May 9, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N4511B), Santa Monica, CA, 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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