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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Mobile, AL · January 11, 1980

Date: January 11, 1980 · 05:05 local
Place: Mobile, AL
Airport: Bates
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N389EB
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA80FA028
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,796 total247 in this make and model208 in the last 90 days

N389EBRegistration cancelled Apr 11, 2007 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-4740 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Landed in heavy rain with severe crosswind. Hydroplaned, skidded off runway. Ground-looped. Collapsed gear.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED IN HEAVY RAIN WITH SEVERE CROSSWIND. HYDROPLANED, SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY. GROUND-LOOPED. COLLAPSED GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA80FA028Accident · No injuriesClosedMobile, ALJan 11, 1980 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N389EB · 2

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

Incident 20001119028889ILevel Off Touchdown · Vero Beach, FL(-23)During landing on runway 29L at Vero Beach Municipal Airport, Vero Beach, Florida, a/c alnded hard, bounced, and landed hard again, causing righ t propeller to strike runway. A go-around was accomplished, followed by a climb to traffic pattern altitude.…Nov 19, 2000 · Minor damage Incident 19780507032449INormal Cruise · Lititz, PAEngine shutdown due to engine surging. Found broken exhaust stack and hole in cowling and firewall.May 7, 1978 · Substantial damage