# Accident 19811118074299A: Piper PA28161, Tulsa, OK, November 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1981, 18:35 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Harvey Young
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1390° N, 95.8250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Harvey Young Airport (1H6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1390&lon=-95.8250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8307Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8307Z-1982-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FPM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118074299A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON FINAL APPROACH FOR A NIGHT LANDING AT AN UNFAMILIAR AIRPORT. MISJUDGED AIRPORT ALTITUDE.

## 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 FTW82FPM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPM05), Nov 18, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8307Z), Tulsa, OK, 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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