# Accident 19810605052109A: Piper PA22, Weaverville, CA, June 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1981, 22:35 local time
- Place: Weaverville, CA
- Airport: Lonnie Pool
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7407° N, 122.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weaverville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7407&lon=-122.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3132Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3132Z-2012-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 963 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605052109A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON NIGHT APPROACH FOR LANDING ON UNLIT RUNWAY. OBSTRUCTION LIGHT FOR WIRES NOT ON.

## 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 LAX81FVG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG40), Jun 5, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N3132Z), Weaverville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3132Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19800402009799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800402009799A), Apr 2, 1980: Piper PA22 (N3132Z), Novato, CA, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on runway. Ground-looped to avoid running off end of runway. Gusty crosswind.

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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