# Accident 19810726047739A: Piper PA22108, Mansfield, MA, July 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1981, 10:57 local time
- Place: Mansfield, MA
- Airport: Mansfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0009° N, 71.1980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANSFIELD MUNI (1B9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0009&lon=-71.1980&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9116S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9116S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,160 total, 400 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DNA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DNA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810726047739A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED OFF END OF RUNWAY. NO MECHANICAL REASON FOUND.

## 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 NYC81DNA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DNA22), Jul 26, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N9116S), Mansfield, MA, 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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