# Accident 19810717048819A: Piper PA24260, Washington Isla, WI, July 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1981, 23:45 local time
- Place: Washington Isla, WI
- Airport: Washington Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3883° N, 86.9240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASHINGTON ISLAND (2P2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3883&lon=-86.9240&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9249P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9249P-1993-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 637 total, 152 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEP35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717048819A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL WHILE AVOIDING ANIMAL ON WET GRASS RUNWAY. SLID OFF END OF RUNWAY SIDEWAYS, COLLAPSED GEAR.

## 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 CHI81DEP35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP35), Jul 17, 1981: Piper PA-24 (N9249P), Washington Is, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9249P (1)

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

- [Accident 19930829031689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930829031689A), Aug 29, 1993: Piper PA24260 (N9249P), Factoryville, PA, Destroyed. Nose pitched up on takeoff. Unable to lower. Stalled into trees. Elevator trim full up. Failed set trim for takeoff

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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