# Accident 19800319007782A: Piper PA30, Lakeland, FL, March 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1980, 15:10 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7084Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7084Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 268 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800319007782A

## Narrative

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

LEAVING PARKING AREA FOR TAKEOFF, PILOT SAW OTHER AIRCRAFT ON COLLISION COURSE. STOPPED, COLLISION OCCURRED.

## 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 MIA80FLD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD44), Mar 19, 1980: Piper PA-30 (N7084Y), Lakeland, FL, minor 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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