# Accident 19851103075221A: Piper PA28181, Angwin, CA, November 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1985, 11:05 local time
- Place: Angwin, CA
- Airport: Virgil O Parrett
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5694° N, 122.4400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5694&lon=-122.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21491, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21491-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 12 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851103075221A

## Narrative

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

DID NOT SEE TRAFFIC ON FINAL. AT ROTATION 24932 CAME OVER THE TOP. TAIL DAMAGED WINDSHIELD. DID NOT HEAR RADIO CALL

## Other aircraft in the event

- N24932, Cessna 152: [Accident 19851103075222A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851103075222A)

## 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 LAX86LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA031), Nov 3, 1985: Piper PA-28-181 (N21491), Angwin, CA, minor damage

## Other reports on N21491 (1)

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

- [Accident 19981010028839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981010028839A), Oct 10, 1998: Piper PA28181 (N21491), Spartanburg, SC, Substantial damage. Acft experienced engine problems en route, and the pilot made a forced landing in a field.(-23) Mr. Winkles was the pilot of N21491, a PA-28-181, on 10-10-98,…

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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