# NTSB FTW81FPJ36: Piper PA-28, N8304D, Blanchard, OK, August 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1981
- Place: Blanchard, OK · BLANCHARD, OK
- Location: 35.1543° N, 97.6572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blanchard, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1543&lon=-97.6572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125110
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1772  81/8/22    BLANCHARD,OK        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 133
        TIME - 1630                    N8304D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANCE FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICKASHA,OK                BLANCHARD,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        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                                                      91
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- NEWLY PREPARED FARM STRIP,APRX 1000FT LONG,TREES ON BOTH ENDS.D/A APRX 3600FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8304D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8304D-2022-07-30), registration cancelled 2022-07-30, S/N 28-8190105, built 1980 (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: Chance Farm Strip

## 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 19810822050869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810822050869A), Aug 22, 1981: Piper PA28181, Blanchard, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted go around after aborted landing, stalled and crashed into trees at end of runway. .

## Other investigations on N8304D (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 FTW84LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA334), Aug 2, 1984: Piper PA-28-181 (N8304D), Woodworth, LA, 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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