# Accident 19810704038899A: Piper PA28151, Mecosta, MI, July 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1981, 10:35 local time
- Place: Mecosta, MI
- Airport: Mecosta Morton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6300° N, 85.2615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MECOSTA MORTON (27C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6300&lon=-85.2615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9515K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9515K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 28 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810704038899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FROM CLOSED 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 CHI81FEM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM25), Jul 4, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N9515K), Mecosta, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9515K (1)

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

- [Incident 19790929049719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929049719I), Sep 29, 1979: Piper PA28151 (N9515K), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Pilot with no medical or biennial made a hard, unauthorized landing in a stolen aircraft.

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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