# Accident 19810619034599A: Piper PA28140, Elgin, AZ, June 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1981, 18:20 local time
- Place: Elgin, AZ
- Airport: Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6666° N, 110.5327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elgin, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6666&lon=-110.5327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1651J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1651J-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619034599A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AIRPLANE AVOIDING POWER-LINE ON LANDING APPROACH.

## 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 LAX81DUJ68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ68), Jun 19, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N1651J), Elgin, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1651J (2)

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

- [Accident 20210812018579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210812018579A), Aug 12, 2021: Piper PA-28-140 (N1651J), Panguitch, UT, Substantial damage. At 1600 MST the pilot in command (PIC) fueled N1651J to full capacity (50 gallons). The PIC and two passengers departed st. george regional airport (sgu) and…
- [Incident 19930428013489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930428013489I), Apr 28, 1993: Piper PA28140 (N1651J), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Lost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Student inadvertently applied left brake. Brakes on left side only

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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