# Incident 19800408048089I: Piper PA31, Columbus, OH, April 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1980, 09:16 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: COMA
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711VV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711VV-2001-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 1,600 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/19800408048089I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LIGHTNING STRIKE IN FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N711VV (2)

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

- [Incident 19791029053369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029053369I), Oct 29, 1979: Piper PA31 (N711VV), Erlinger, KY. Elevator control binding caused by frayed trim cable pn 41734-05. Frayed at the trim actuator pulley under floor.
- [Incident 19790629017689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629017689I), Jun 29, 1979: Piper PA31 (N711VV), Findlay, OH. Engine quit in flight found faulty fuel injector.

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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