# Accident 19811015067399A: Piper PA30, Norwood, MA, October 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1981, 23:45 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1874° N, 71.1960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwood, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1874&lon=-71.1960&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33JL-1982-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,460 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA03-122898) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811015067399A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENCOUNTERED FOG BANK ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC81FNA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA03-122898), Oct 15, 1981: Piper PA-30 (N33JL), Norwood, MA, 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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