# Accident 19810824051549A: Piper PA28181, Waldport, OR, August 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1981, 16:20 local time
- Place: Waldport, OR
- Airport: Wakonda Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4198° N, 124.0658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldport, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4198&lon=-124.0658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2868M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 555 total, 423 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810824051549A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA81DYM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM35), Aug 24, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N2868M), Yachats, OR, substantial damage

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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