# NTSB ATL81FA080: Piper PA-22, N4414A, Chapel Hill, NC, June 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1981
- Place: Chapel Hill, NC · CHAPEL HILL, NC
- Location: 35.9283° N, 79.0401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chapel Hill, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9283&lon=-79.0401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FA080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA080

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1872   81/6/5    CHAPEL HILL,NC      PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 226
        TIME - 0920                    N4414A              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 163 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORACE WILLIAMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAPEL HILL,NC              OCRACOKE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- CLIMBED STEEPLY AFTER LIFTOFF.STALL/SPIN WITHIN AIRPORT BOUNDARY.HEAVILY LOADED,BUT WITHIN LIMITS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4414A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4414A-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 22-3742, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Horace Williams

## 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 19810605035859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810605035859A), Jun 5, 1981: Piper PA22150, Chapel Hill, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft was observed after takeoff in steep climb. It then stalled and spun into ground.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.