# Accident 19811106071789A: Piper PA28140, George, WA, November 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: George, WA
- Airport: Grigg Farm
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1735° N, 119.7470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Grigg Farm Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1735&lon=-119.7470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8873N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8873N-2013-03-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 125 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811106071789A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF ON FARM ACCESS ROAD DUE TO CLOSED PRIVATE STRIP. HIT MOUND OF DIRT, CRASHED INTO IRRIGATION DITCH

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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