# Accident 19810724044679A: Piper PA32R300, Paducah, KY, July 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Paducah, KY
- Airport: Farrington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0709° N, 88.6445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paducah, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0709&lon=-88.6445&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2289Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2289Q-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,630 total, 115 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FLQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810724044679A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ELECTED TO LAND DURING THUNDERSTORM. AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED AND RAN OFF RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL81FLQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ20), Jul 24, 1981: Piper PA-32R (N2289Q), Paducah, KY, 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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