# Accident 19800714027399A: Piper PA28R200, Reliance, TN, July 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1980, 16:26 local time
- Place: Reliance, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N32036, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32036-2018-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800714027399A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT IN AND OUT OF CLOUDS FLEW INTO AREA OF THUNDERSTORM. LOST CONTROL. AIRFRAME SEPARATED IN FLIGHT.

## 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 ATL80FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA074), Jul 14, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N32036), Reliance, TN, destroyed, 2 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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