# Incident 19800113014979I: Piper PA28R200, Avon Park, FL, January 13, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1980, 09:20 local time
- Place: Avon Park, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5897° N, 81.5073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon Park, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5897&lon=-81.5073&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2869X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2869X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 130 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800113014979I

## Narrative

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

PILOT NOT WEATHER BRIEFED. DECIDED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER.

## Other reports on N2869X (1)

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

- [Incident 20191231019729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191231019729I), Dec 31, 2019: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N2869X), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. San Jose, CA (rhv): N2869X, P28R, gear up landing rwy 31L; **update: 1820PST 12/31: ntsb/ confirms minor dmg** POB: 1, injuries: none, damage: minor.…

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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