# NTSB LAX82DUJ08: Piper PA-28, N8089R, Mesa, CA, November 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1981
- Place: Mesa, CA · MESA, CA
- Location: 37.4168° N, 118.5391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4168&lon=-118.5391&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DUJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2291  81/11/15 NR.MESA,AZ            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8089R              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BLACKFOOT,AZ               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- ACFT RPRTD STOLEN,FOUND LATER WHERE IT CRASHED IN MTNS.INJURY INDEX & DATE PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8089R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8089R-2012-11-09), registration cancelled 2012-11-09, S/N 28-7921059 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28RT-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (registry code 7102817) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19811115073639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811115073639A), Nov 15, 1981: Piper PA28201T, Mesa, AZ, Destroyed. Owner found airplane missing from Mesa airport. Airplane found by ELT a week later crashed in mountains. Unknown.

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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