# Accident 19800509014209A: Piper PA28180, Imperial, CA, May 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1980, 18:22 local time
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Imperial Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8342° N, 115.5787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IMPERIAL COUNTY (IPL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8342&lon=-115.5787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44725, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44725-1982-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800509014209A

## Narrative

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

GO-AROUND DUE TO EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND. MADE NOSE HIGH DRIFTING RIGHT DOWNWIND TURN, STALLED. AIRPLANE OVER GROSS.

## 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 SEA80FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA028), May 9, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N44725), Imperial, CA, destroyed, 1 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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