# Accident 19810901053919A: Piper PA28140, Seldovia, AK, September 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1981, 14:15 local time
- Place: Seldovia, AK
- Airport: Seldovia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4395° N, 151.7104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seldovia, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4395&lon=-151.7104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6184W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6184W-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 45 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810901053919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS DOWNDRAFT OFF END OF RUNWAY CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO CRASH SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING 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 ANC81DAG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG71), Sep 1, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N6184W), Seldovia, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6184W (2)

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

- [Accident 19810214003909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214003909A), Feb 14, 1981: Piper PA28* (N6184W), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Struck rutted ice on takeoff roll. Over-controlled rudder. Ran off runway, hit taxiway light.
- [Incident 19780526040499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526040499I), May 26, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N6184W), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Nose wheel contacted runnway first on landing attempt.

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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