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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28181 · Waldport, OR · August 24, 1981

Date
August 24, 1981 · 16:20 local
Place
Waldport, OR
Airport
Wakonda Beach
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2868M
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA81DYM35
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
555 total423 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft ran off end of runway and crashed during landing. Wind sock gave erroneous indication because of trees.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY AND CRASHED DURING LANDING. WIND SOCK GAVE ERRONEOUS INDICATION BECAUSE OF TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.