# Accident 19800320007239A: Piper PA32300, Gatlinburg, TN, March 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Gatlinburg, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7250° N, 83.4937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gatlinburg, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7250&lon=-83.4937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N649TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N649TP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-201T (registry code 7102819, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 739 total, 31 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FKW10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FKW10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800320007239A

## Narrative

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

LOST RADIOS EN ROUTE IFR. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. TRIED VISUAL LANDING. OVERSHOT LANDING AREA.

## 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 IAD80FKW10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FKW10), Mar 20, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N649TP), Gatlinburg, TN, destroyed

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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