# Accident 19811116074029A: Piper PA22108, Zephyrhills, FL, November 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1981, 18:09 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2407° N, 82.1790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zephyrhills, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2407&lon=-82.1790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5738Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5738Z-1982-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 44 in this make and model, 281 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82FLD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FLD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811116074029A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL. STRUCK POWER POLE SHORT OF RUNWAY. POLE UNLIT, DARK NIGHT, PILOT MISJUDGMENT.

## 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 MIA82FLD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FLD07), Nov 16, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N5738Z), Zephyrhills, FL, substantial damage

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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