# Accident 19810719042189A: Piper PA28151, Buckland, NC, July 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1981, 15:12 local time
- Place: Buckland, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4743° N, 76.7613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckland, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4743&lon=-76.7613&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7141C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7141C-1981-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 329 total, 289 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719042189A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 ATL81FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA098), Jul 19, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N7141C), Buckland, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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