# Accident 19800313007299A: Piper PA31, Utica, NE, March 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1980, 11:05 local time
- Place: Utica, NE
- Airport: Flying V
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DPSA
- Location: 40.8678° N, 97.3538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING V (0NE9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8678&lon=-97.3538&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6493L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,120 total, 820 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800313007299A

## Narrative

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

OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. UNSCHEDULED LANDING ON AIRPORT. GEAR NOT LOCKED DOWN ON LANDING. COLLAPSED ON ROLL-OUT.

## 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 MKC80DA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DA027), Mar 13, 1980: Piper PA-31 (N6493L), Utica, NE, substantial damage

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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