# Accident 19811217081359A: Piper PA32R301T, Odessa, TX, December 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1981, 21:15 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Airport: Sleymeyer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8457° N, 102.3676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8457&lon=-102.3676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800ER-1991-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 394 total, 77 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DQG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811217081359A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON LIGHTED RUNWAY WITH INOP LANDING LIGHT. WING STRUCK DISABLED AIRCRAFT PARKED NEAR RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW82DQG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DQG12), Dec 17, 1981: Piper PA-32R (N800ER), Odessa, TX, 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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