# NTSB ATL81FIJ03: Piper PA-28, N75318, Abingdon, VA, February 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1981
- Place: Abingdon, VA · ABINGDON, VA
- Location: 36.7067° N, 81.9716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abingdon, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7067&lon=-81.9716&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FIJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0272  81/2/14  NR.ABINGDON,VA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 349
        TIME - 2150                    N75318              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VIRGINIA HIGHLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMINGTON,DE              ABINGDON,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N75318 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Virginia Highland

## 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 19810214003879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214003879A), Feb 14, 1981: Piper PA28181, Abingdon, VA, Substantial damage. Landed fast & long on icy runway. Skidded off end of runway over embankment. Stopped upside down.

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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