# Accident 19810607038649A: Piper PA25235, Paw Paw, IL, June 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Paw Paw, IL
- Airport: Roger Brosrla
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.6882° N, 88.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paw Paw, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6882&lon=-88.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8816L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8816L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,328 total, 139 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEE38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607038649A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK EMBANKMENT OFF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. IMPACT JAMMED ELEVATORS. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL. NEAR GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 CHI81DEE38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE38), Jun 7, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N8816L), Paw Paw, IL, destroyed

## Other reports on N8816L (1)

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

- [Accident 19790920037179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920037179A), Sep 20, 1979: Piper PA25235 (N8816L), La Moille, IL, Substantial damage. Landed ag airplane in farm field. Acft ground looped. Dragged wing and flipped over.

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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