# Accident 19810726044349A: Piper PA32R301T, Harbor Springs, MI, July 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1981, 17:45 local time
- Place: Harbor Springs, MI
- Airport: Harbor Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4255° N, 84.9135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARBOR SPRINGS (MGN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4255&lon=-84.9135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39659, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39659) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,364 total, 2,364 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810726044349A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED OFF END OF RUNWAY AFTER PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF.  ELEVATOR TRIM FOUND FULL DOWN POSITION.

## 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 CHI81FEM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM31), Jul 26, 1981: Piper PA-32R (N39659), Harbor Springs, MI, 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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