# NTSB DEN81DTG07: Piper PA-22, N2543P, Oberon, ND, March 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1981
- Place: Oberon, ND · OBERON, ND
- Location: 47.9239° N, 99.2058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oberon, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9239&lon=-99.2058&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 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0368  81/3/27  NR.OBERON,ND          PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N2543P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEVILS LAKE,ND             OBERON,ND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      39
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT RPTED A CROSSWIND ON LNDING CAUSED THE ACFT TO DRIFT OFF FARM ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2543P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2543P-2022-10-24), registration cancelled 2022-10-24, S/N 22-2906 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Road

## 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 19810327013059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810327013059A), Mar 27, 1981: Piper PA22, Oberon, ND, Substantial damage. Lost control of airplane landing on a road in a crosswind.

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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