# Accident 19810724044649A: Piper PA28R180, Rawlins, MT, July 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1981, 15:45 local time
- Place: Rawlins, MT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4617J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4617J-2001-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 239 total, 5 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810724044649A

## Narrative

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

SELECTED GEAR UP, FAILED TO OVERRIDE. GEAR STAYED DOWN. WIND, DENSITY ALTITUDE, GEAR DRAG AND TECHNIQUE FACTORS.

## 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 DEN81FTC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC21), Jul 24, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N4617J), Rawlins, WY, 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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