# Accident 19810812049189A: Piper PA28140, Altamont, IL, August 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1981, 16:40 local time
- Place: Altamont, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0561° N, 88.7469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altamont, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0561&lon=-88.7469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4565X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4565X-1982-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 773 total, 732 in this make and model, 99 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810812049189A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OBSERVED TO CRASH AFTER ENGINE QUIT IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI81FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA086), Aug 12, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N4565X), Altamont, IL, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N4565X (1)

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

- [Accident 19770413007279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770413007279A), Apr 13, 1977: Piper PA28140 (N4565X), Lapeer, MI, Destroyed. Wind gusting 33K.

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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