# Accident 19810604041139A: Piper PA24, Emporia, KS, June 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Emporia, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4024° N, 96.1946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emporia, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4024&lon=-96.1946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6621P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6621P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 PA24
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 26 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCQ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810604041139A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING. WHEN PILOT OVERSHOT TOUCHDOWN AREA.

## 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 MKC81FCQ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ39), Jun 4, 1981: Piper PA-24 (N6621P), Emporia, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6621P (1)

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

- [Incident 19950810032749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950810032749I), Aug 10, 1995: Piper PA24 (N6621P), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Recent purchase. Beleived overrotated on liftoff. Short runway. Hot day. Behind power curve.

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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