# Accident 19800104007309A: Piper PA32RT300T, Hickory, NC, January 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1980, 14:45 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7332&lon=-81.3412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36390, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36390) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 428 total, 293 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FKM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FKM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800104007309A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE ON LANDING DUE TO ICE ON AIRCRAFT. IMPACTED RUNWAY, COLLAPSING LANDING GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 IAD80FKM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FKM06), Jan 4, 1980: Piper PA-32R (N36390), Hickory, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N36390 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980810032679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980810032679I), Aug 10, 1998: Piper PA32RT300T (N36390), Cairo, IL, Minor damage. On August 10, 1998, at approximately 2030 local time, N36390, a PA-32RT-300T, owened and operated by Mr. Kevin e. robertson, operated ina careless manner by…
- [Accident 19790509007839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790509007839A), May 9, 1979: Piper PA32RT300T (N36390), Westerville, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot said he thought he was holding brakes on takeoff and acft failed to attainflying speed. Aborted takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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