# Accident 19800630021909A: Piper PA22150, Silverdale, WA, June 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Silverdale, WA
- Airport: Apex
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6677° N, 122.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silverdale, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6677&lon=-122.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4558A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4558A-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,318 total, 440 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DYE38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800630021909A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED TO RETURN. STRUCK WIRES SHORT OF RUNWAY. CAUSE FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## 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 SEA80DYE38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE38), Jun 30, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N4558A), Silverdale, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4558A (1)

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

- [Incident 19880214041199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880214041199I), Feb 14, 1988: Piper PA22150 (N4558A), Fondulac, WI, Substantial damage. Engine started by hand propping. Aircraft broke tiedowns and ran into other parked aircraft.

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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