# Accident 19800501012579A: Piper PA32R300, Needles, CA, May 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1980, 12:05 local time
- Place: Needles, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8136° N, 114.6266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Needles, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8136&lon=-114.6266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38352, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38352-1982-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 374 total, 37 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUJ52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501012579A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN SPIRAL LEFT WING FAILED PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT. UNKNOWN LOSS OF CONTROL

## 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 LAX80FUJ52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ52), May 1, 1980: Piper PA-32R (N38352), Needles, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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