# Accident 19810822051729A: Piper PA38112, Grubbs, AR, August 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Grubbs, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6540° N, 91.0755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grubbs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6540&lon=-91.0755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9331T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9331T-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810822051729A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT FLEW AIRCRAFT THROUGH POWER-LINES. WAS ABLE TO FLY AIRCRAFT TO SAFE LANDING.

## 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 FTW81DPG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG62), Aug 22, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N9331T), Grubbs, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9331T (1)

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

- [Accident 19880219003109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880219003109A), Feb 19, 1988: Piper PA38112 (N9331T), Goldsby, OK, Substantial damage. Student lost control of aircraft on the takeoff roll. Veered off runway into a ditch. Too much wind for experience.

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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