# Incident 19850318019419I: Piper PA28180, Griffith, IN, March 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1985, 16:45 local time
- Place: Griffith, IN
- Airport: Griffith
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5276° N, 87.4239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffith, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5276&lon=-87.4239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44181, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44181-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 91 total, 91 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850318019419I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ASTRADDLE MEDIUM INTENSITY RUNWAY LIGHTS DAMAGING SEVEN LIGHTS.

## Other reports on N44181 (2)

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

- [Accident 19980402009409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980402009409A), Apr 2, 1998: Piper PA28180 (N44181), Warren, PA, Destroyed. Landed short. Sheared landing gear and other damage. (.4)the airplane was on a stabilized approach at 50 feet AGL (above ground level), with full flaps and…
- [Accident 19740829029659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740829029659A), Aug 29, 1974: Piper PA28R200 (N44181), Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Tstms in all quadrants. Wing struck hvy bush.

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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