# Accident 19820131003479A: Piper PA28161, Deland, FL, January 31, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1982, 12:30 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.0491° N, 81.3099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0491&lon=-81.3099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21481, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21481) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 50 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820131003479A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOW ON FINAL, INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO CORRECT. LANDED SHORT OF 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 MIA82DA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA039), Jan 31, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N21481), Deland, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N21481 (2)

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

- [Incident 20010520012169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010520012169I), May 20, 2001: Piper PA28161 (N21481), Bessemer, AL, Minor damage. (-23)On 05/20/01, the instructor, with a student was taxiing N21481, a PA-28-161. The student, while taxiing N21481 made contact with a fuel truck parked off…
- [Incident 19790616016899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790616016899I), Jun 16, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N21481), Daytona Beach, FL. Pilot landed long on a short runway, was unable to stop.

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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