# NTSB ATL81FLJ06: Piper PA-34, N1097X, Raleigh, NC, April 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1981
- Place: Raleigh, NC · RALEIGH, NC
- Location: 35.7721° N, 78.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raleigh, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7721&lon=-78.6386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FLJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0589  81/4/27    RALEIGH,NC          PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2500
        TIME - 2200                    N1097X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FERNANDINO BEACH,FL         RALEIGH,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1097X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1097X-1991-01-28), registration cancelled 1991-01-28, S/N 347570207 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham

## 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 19810427019439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810427019439A), Apr 27, 1981: Piper PA34200T, Raleigh, NC, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off runway and crashed during landing roll.

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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