# Accident 19800320006169A: Piper PA30, Charlotte, NC, March 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1980, 23:49 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Douglas Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8547Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8547Y-1982-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,999 total, 510 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800320006169A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES DURING ILS APPROACH 1,000 FEET SHORT & LEFT OF RUNWAY. TOWER DID NOT GIVE CURRENT ALTIMETER.

## 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 IAD80FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA031), Mar 20, 1980: Piper PA-30 (N8547Y), Charlotte, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N8547Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19730121001069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730121001069A), Jan 21, 1973: Piper PA30 (N8547Y), Austin, TX, 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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