# Incident 19810928066979I: Piper PA28180, Newburyport, MA, September 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1981, 16:40 local time
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Airport: Plum Island
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7954° N, 70.8394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLUM ISLAND (2B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-70.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8252W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8252W-1997-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810928066979I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE QUIT. OVERSHOT LANDING WENT OFF END RUNWAY. FOUND #2 CYLINDER FAILED.

## Other reports on N8252W (1)

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

- [Accident 19950812023229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812023229A), Aug 12, 1995: Piper PA28180 (N8252W), Norfolk, MA, Substantial damage. Heavy rain turbulence landing. Hydroplaned. Overran runway. Landed fast midfield. Hit fence and trees. Was warned.

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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