# Accident 19810519029959A: Piper PA28R200, Detroit Lakes, MN, May 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1981, 09:14 local time
- Place: Detroit Lakes, MN
- Airport: Detroit Lakes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8243° N, 95.8833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8243&lon=-95.8833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44767, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44767-1989-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 985 total, 194 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810519029959A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. LANDING ON FREEWAY, WING STRUCK HIGHWAY SIGN. BOLT SHEARED ON CAMSHAFT DRIVE GEAR.

## 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 CHI81FER37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER37), May 19, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N44767), Detroit Lakes, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44767 (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860626027849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860626027849A), Jun 26, 1986: Piper PA28R200 (N44767), Mammoth Spring, AR, Substantial damage. The engine seized and the aircraft made an off airport landing. The oil drain plug was missing.
- [Incident 19860413015909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860413015909I), Apr 13, 1986: Piper PA28R200 (N44767), Flippin, AR, Minor damage. Pilot failed to lower gear for landing. Auto extension engaged and gear was partially extended at touchdown.
- [Incident 19850214009339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850214009339I), Feb 14, 1985: Piper PA28R200 (N44767), Anita, IA, Minor damage. Warning horn over threshold, nose gear collapsed on rollout. Nose gear failed to lock due to faulty power pack.
- [Incident 19810910073379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810910073379I), Sep 10, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N44767), Casper, WY, Minor damage. Pilot struck antelope with left wing during touchdown for landing.

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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