# Accident 19810720043459A: Piper PA28*, Afton, OK, July 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Afton, OK
- Airport: Monkey Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6965° N, 94.9575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Afton, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6965&lon=-94.9575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39533, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39533-1996-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 7 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPM16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810720043459A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK HAY BALES ON EDGE OF RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL.

## 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 FTW81DPM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPM16), Jul 20, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N39533), Afton, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N39533 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840409021729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840409021729I), Apr 9, 1984: Piper PA28161 (N39533), Ada, OK, Minor damage. Student lost control while landing in a crosswind. Ran off the runway. Too much wind for experience.

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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