# Accident 19821116059709A: Piper PA28180, Strausstown, PA, November 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1982, 10:47 local time
- Place: Strausstown, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4918° N, 76.1842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strausstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4918&lon=-76.1842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2581R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,595 total, 1,589 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FHA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821116059709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT TREE DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT IN VICINITY OF PILOTS HOME.

## 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 NYC83FHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FHA01), Nov 16, 1982: Piper PA-28-180 (N2581R), Bethel, PA, 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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