# Accident 19810720043519A: Piper PA28161, Salvo, NC, July 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1981, 14:10 local time
- Place: Salvo, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5485° N, 75.4682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salvo, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5485&lon=-75.4682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8391S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8391S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 72 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DLJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810720043519A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWER POLE WHILE MAKING LANDING ON A ROAD ON UNAUTHORIZED SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT.

## 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 ATL81DLJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLJ13), Jul 20, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8391S), Salvo, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8391S (4)

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

- [Incident 20190604005889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190604005889I), Jun 4, 2019: Piper PA-28-161 (N8391S), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. Student pilot made three attempts to start hot engine. The first two attempts were made using hot start procedure. Engine stalled after first start attempt and…
- [Incident 19910922047659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910922047659I), Sep 22, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N8391S), Rochester, NY. Pilot smelled electrical smoke in cockpit en route. Landed without incident.
- [Incident 19901207064099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901207064099I), Dec 7, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N8391S), Rye, NY, Minor damage. Engine vibrating. Shut down and landed in parking lot. Oil pressure line to cooler had burst.
- [Incident 19860409038019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860409038019I), Apr 9, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N8391S), Teterboro, NJ. Pilot proceeded across active runway after ATC instructions to hold short. Mistook ATC phraseology.

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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