# Accident 19810725046219A: Piper PA38112, Columbus, OH, July 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1981, 18:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2333B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 615 total, 37 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEK27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK27-125025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810725046219A

## Narrative

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

DROPPED TO RUNWAY ON SHORT FINAL. IMPACT WRINKLED FUSELAGE. SLOW SPEED ON FINAL AND POSSIBLE VORTICES.

## 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 CHI81FEK27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK27-125025), Jul 25, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N2333B), Columbus, OH, 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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