# Accident 19811213079232A: Piper PA25235, Kutztown, PA, December 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1981, 15:15 local time
- Place: Kutztown, PA
- Airport: Kutztown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5033° N, 75.7858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Kutztown Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5033&lon=-75.7858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7781Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7781Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,967 total, 50 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DHA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DHA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811213079232A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK BY OVERSHOOTING LANDING AIRCRAFT N231RK WHILE WAITING FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO COMPLETE HIS LANDING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N231RK, Mooney M20K: [Accident 19811213079231A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811213079231A)

## 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 NYC82DHA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DHA05), Dec 13, 1981: Piper PA-25 (N7781Z), Kutztown, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7781Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880923040199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923040199A), Sep 23, 1988: Piper PA25235 (N7781Z), Princess Anne, MD, Substantial damage. Smoky cockpit on spray run. Noted fuselage red glow near battery. Landed dirt road. Hit ditch. Battery cable short.

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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