# Accident 19810914060149A: Piper PA28151, Laporte, MN, September 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Laporte, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2147° N, 94.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laporte, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2147&lon=-94.7574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9311K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9311K-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,768 total, 80 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914060149A

## Narrative

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

WING HIT LAW OFFICER STANDING ON ROAD EDGE SUPERVISING ROADWAY TAKEOFF. ROAD LANDING DUE TO CLOSED AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI81FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA102), Sep 14, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N9311K), Laporte, MN, destroyed

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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