# Accident 19800421009549A: Piper PA36285, Midland, OH, April 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1980, 14:20 local time
- Place: Midland, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3069° N, 83.9108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3069&lon=-83.9108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9953P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9953P-1983-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,267 total, 11 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800421009549A

## Narrative

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

DIRT IN FUEL. PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF FOR AG TEST FLIGHT. PILOT FAILED TO ABORT OR DUMP LOAD. HIT TREES.

## 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 CHI80FEG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEG11), Apr 21, 1980: Piper PA-36 (N9953P), Midland, OH, 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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