# Accident 19810910059349A: Piper PA28161, Northampton, MA, September 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Northampton, MA
- Airport: Lafleur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3251° N, 72.6412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northampton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3251&lon=-72.6412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2973Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2973Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 7 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNE30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810910059349A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL. RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A LOG SHORT OF RUNWAY. IMPACT FOLDED GEAR AFT. GROUND-LOOPED ON RUNWA.

## 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 NYC81FNE30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE30), Sep 10, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N2973Y), Northampton, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2973Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19971113044359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971113044359A), Nov 13, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N2973Y), Pittstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Landed long. Steered off runway into sod to prevent an overrun. Sheared nose gear on a rock, ran thru a fence.
- [Incident 19940423016769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423016769I), Apr 23, 1994: Piper PA28161 (N2973Y), Ellington, CT, Minor damage. Pilot on recurrency checkout. Made a hard landing. Main gear damaged.

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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