# Accident 19810809048159A: Piper PA22150, Burlington, IA, August 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Burlington, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8071° N, 91.1237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8071&lon=-91.1237&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9701D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9701D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,031 total, 50 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810809048159A

## Narrative

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

FLIPPED INVERTED AFTER LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENT.

## 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 MKC81DCD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD31), Aug 9, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N9701D), Burlington, IA, 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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