# NTSB ATL81DKJ28: Piper PA-32, N8165H, Butler, AL, August 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1981
- Place: Butler, AL · BUTLER, AL
- Location: 32.0965° N, 88.2108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0965&lon=-88.2108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKJ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2036   81/8/8    BUTLER,AL           PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 127
        TIME - 1545                    N8165H              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DURANGO,CO                  MONTGOMERY,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     LIGHT AND VARIABLE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           85                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ENCTRD ENROUTE WX,LOST NAV & RDO CONTACT AT LOW ALTITUDE,SAW ARPT,MADE SHORT FLD APCH OVR OBSTNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8165H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8165H-1999-04-20), registration cancelled 1999-04-20, S/N 32-8024009 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (registry code 7103207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Butler County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810808064099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810808064099A), Aug 8, 1981: Piper PA32300, Butler, AL, Substantial damage. Lost navigation signal and was landing to ascertain position hard landing caused substantial damage.

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.

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