# Accident 19810914062179A: Piper PA22150, La Pointe, WI, September 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1981, 18:31 local time
- Place: La Pointe, WI
- Airport: Madeline Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7791° N, 90.7866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Pointe, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7791&lon=-90.7866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3551P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 441 total, 56 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEP46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914062179A

## Narrative

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

BOTH PILOTS ON CONTROLS. AIRPLANE BLOWN OVER DURING FAST TURN TO TAXI ONTO RUNUP AREA AT END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI81DEP46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP46), Sep 14, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N3551P), La Pointe, WI, 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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