# Accident 19800729033359A: Piper PA24, Devils Lake, ND, July 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1980, 14:50 local time
- Place: Devils Lake, ND
- Airport: Devils Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1166° N, 98.9100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEVILS LAKE RGNL (DVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1166&lon=-98.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5558P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5558P-1981-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 541 total, 536 in this make and model, 158 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800729033359A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 DEN80FTG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTG14), Jul 29, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N5558P), Devils Lake, ND, 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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