# Accident 19810716041469A: Piper PA38112, Easton, PA, July 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Easton, PA
- Airport: Easton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6861° N, 75.2181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6861&lon=-75.2181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2482A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 38 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DHA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716041469A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGEMENT AND DOWNDRAFT CAUSED STUDENT PILOT TO STRIKE HILLSIDE ON APPROACH END OF 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 NYC81DHA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA18), Jul 16, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N2482A), Easton, PA, substantial damage

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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