# NTSB ATL81FKM05: Piper PA-28, N8340C, Long Island, NC, March 25, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1981
- Place: Long Island, NC · LONG ISLAND, NC
- Location: 35.6779° N, 80.9934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Island, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6779&lon=-80.9934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127383
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0320  81/3/25    LONG ISLAND,NC      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1715                    N8340C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 34, 454 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERTY,NC                  LONG ISLAND,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8340C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340C-2013-07-29), registration cancelled 2013-07-29, S/N 28-7690118, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Island

## 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 19810325012329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810325012329A), Mar 25, 1981: Piper PA28181, Statesville, NC, Substantial damage. Landed Long on wet sod runway. Ran off end into brush and trees.

## Other investigations on N8340C (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 ATL80DKM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKM22), Aug 5, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N8340C), Liberty, NC, 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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