# Accident 19800525015839A: Piper PA28161, Gastonia, NC, May 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Gastonia, NC
- Airport: Gastonia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2026° N, 81.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GASTONIA MUNI (AKH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2026&lon=-81.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9337C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9337C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 29 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80DKM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKM19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525015839A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL80DKM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKM19), May 25, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N9337C), Gastonia, NC, 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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