# Accident 19811008065859A: Piper PA28140, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, October 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1981, 17:35 local time
- Place: Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Sans Sanchez
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.0867° N, 67.1483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cabo Rojo, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.0867&lon=-67.1483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7503R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7503R) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 150 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82FKA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FKA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811008065859A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE FORM SHORT FIELD HIT FENCE POST OFF END RUNWAY. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. SHORT STRIP, PREMATURE LIFTOFF.

## 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 MIA82FKA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FKA01), Oct 8, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N7503R), Caba Rojo, PR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7503R (1)

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

- [Accident 19730824024419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730824024419A), Aug 24, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N7503R), Somerville, TN, Substantial damage. Strip marginal due rough cond & length. Ran off end into trees & fence.

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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