# Accident 19800624021949A: Piper PA32R300, San Carlos, CA, June 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1980, 18:02 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5119° N, 122.2495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN CARLOS (SQL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5119&lon=-122.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20817, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20817) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800624021949A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. LANDED IN A CANAL. FOUND WATER IN FUEL AND A LOOSE FUEL LINE.

## 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 LAX80FVM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM33), Jun 24, 1980: Piper PA-32R (N20817), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N20817 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19941223047279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941223047279I), Dec 23, 1994: Piper PA32RT300T (N20817), Flippin, AR. Engine lost power on climbout. Returned. Damaged nose gear firewall and prop landing. Bad mag push to start switch.

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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