# Incident 19810815068469I: Piper PA28140, Susanville, CA, August 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1981, 12:45 local time
- Place: Susanville, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4337° N, 120.6283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Susanville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4337&lon=-120.6283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5895U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5895U-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 420 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815068469I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL IN CROSSWIND. WENT OFF RUNWAY. DAMAGED NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER IN BRUSH.

## Other reports on N5895U (1)

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

- [Accident 20070508009589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070508009589A), May 8, 2007: Piper PA28140 (N5895U), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 8th, 2007, the pilot, PIC, [privacy data omitted] and student were conducting a low wing check out in N5895U. During a phone interview, the pilot…

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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