# Accident 19810823051519A: Piper PA31, Davie, FL, August 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1981, 11:54 local time
- Place: Davie, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0629° N, 80.2331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davie, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0629&lon=-80.2331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9100Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9100Y-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FKT90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT90) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810823051519A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON APPROACH TO LANDING ON A ROAD.  LANDED, VEERED OFF ROAD.  ILLEGAL DRUG FLIGHT. AIRPLANE ABANDONED.

## 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 MIA81FKT90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT90), Aug 23, 1981: Piper PA-31 (N9100Y), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9100Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19780508032619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780508032619I), May 8, 1978: Piper PA31 (N9100Y), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Top cowl came off in flight, cause undetermined.

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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