# Accident 19810523028179A: Piper PA28R201T, Orcas, WA, May 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Orcas, WA
- Airport: Crane Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5978° N, 122.9979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Crane Island Airstrip (CKR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5978&lon=-122.9979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6914C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6914C-2012-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 330 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810523028179A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND WITH FLAPS UP ON SHORT, WET, GRASS STRIP. SLID OFF END OF RUNWAY AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 SEA81FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA037), May 23, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N6914C), Orcas, WA, 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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