# Accident 19810822057439A: Piper J5A, Carrabelle, FL, August 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1981, 15:10 local time
- Place: Carrabelle, FL
- Airport: Carrabelle
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8544° N, 84.6679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carrabelle, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8544&lon=-84.6679&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41220, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41220-2011-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810822057439A

## Narrative

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

OWNER TOOK OFF ON A DEMO FLIGHT. PULLED UP IN A STEEP SKIDDING TURN, STALLED. DIVED INTO GROUND. HIGH ALCOHOL LEVEL

## 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 MIA81FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA107), Aug 22, 1981: Piper J5A (N41220), Carrabelle, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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