# Accident 19810729050409A: Piper PA28235, Iliamna, AK, July 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Airport: Iliamna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7556° N, 154.9178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ILIAMNA (ILI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7556&lon=-154.9178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8542N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8542N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 228 total, 150 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729050409A

## Narrative

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

GUST OF WIND STRUCK AIRPLANE ON LIFTOFF. WING HIT GROUND, AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED AND CRASHED.

## 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 ANC81DAG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG62), Jul 29, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8542N), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8542N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19781021029259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781021029259I), Oct 21, 1978: Piper PA28235 (N8542N), Mcminnville, OR, Minor damage. Zzd pilot lost directional control after a hard landing.

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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