# Accident 19800607019919A: Piper J5A, Cullman, AL, June 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1980, 20:05 local time
- Place: Cullman, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1769° N, 86.8407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cullman, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1769&lon=-86.8407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50674, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50674) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 243 total, 5 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FKJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800607019919A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE APPROACH TO EMERGENCY LANDING. CONDUCTED TOO LOW, SAW WIRES, HIT GROUND TRYING TO GO UNDER WIRES.

## 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 ATL80FKJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKJ12), Jun 7, 1980: Piper J5A (N50674), Cullman, AL, 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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