# Accident 19810527028579A: Piper PA28R200, Pleasant Valley, NY, May 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pleasant Valley, NY
- Airport: Sky Acres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7074° N, 73.7380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY ACRES (44N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7074&lon=-73.7380&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74HB-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,921 total, 58 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DHM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810527028579A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON SHORT FINAL IN GUSTY WIND. HIT RUNWAY ON LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. AIRPLANE SLID OFF EDGE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC81DHM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHM08), May 27, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N74HB), La Grangeville, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N74HB (2)

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

- [Accident 19860311008509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860311008509A), Mar 11, 1986: Piper PA28R200 (N74HB), Hanceville, AL, Substantial damage. Engine cylinder failed. Forced landing on highway. Mechanic did not check engine assembly after severe vibration.
- [Accident 19800811036599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800811036599A), Aug 11, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N74HB), Edgartown, MA, Substantial damage. Landed downwind. Started late go around, ran off end runway. Hit embankment. Advised of proper runway.

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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