# NTSB SEA81DYM02: Piper PA-28, N33638, Molalla, OR, October 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1980
- Place: Molalla, OR · MOLALLA, OR
- Location: 45.1493° N, 122.5849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Molalla, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1493&lon=-122.5849&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2722   80/10/3   MOLALLA,OR          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 440
        TIME - 1715                    N33638              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUTCHINSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDMOND,OR                  MOLALLA,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- HIT CAR 150 FT SHORT OF RWY.NO WARNING SIGNS POSTED ON ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33638](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33638-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N 28-7525214, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Hutchinson

## 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 19801003050529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003050529A), Oct 3, 1980: Piper PA28140, Molalla, OR, Substantial damage. Struck auto on road short final. Landed on runway minus right main wheel, severed by impact.

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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