# Accident 19811115073639A: Piper PA28201T, Mesa, AZ, November 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1981
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8089R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8089R-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28201T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DUJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811115073639A

## Narrative

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

OWNER FOUND AIRPLANE MISSING FROM MESA AIRPORT. AIRPLANE FOUND BY ELT A WEEK LATER CRASHED IN MOUNTAINS. UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX82DUJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ08), Nov 15, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8089R), Mesa, CA, 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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