# Accident 19800717029352A: Piper PA28180, Clinton, WA, July 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Clinton, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9624° N, 122.3523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9624&lon=-122.3523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9126J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9126J-1981-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,246 total, 1,246 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717029352A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED IN MID AIR WITH N1713D. WITNESS SAW PLANES LOCKED TOGETHER AFTER IMPACT. ALCOHOL IN BLOOD.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1713D, Cessna 170A: [Accident 19800717029351A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717029351A)

## 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 SEA80FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA037), Jul 17, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N9126J), Clinton, WA, 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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