# Accident 19800730031909A: Piper PA28R200, Humboldt, IA, July 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1980, 18:10 local time
- Place: Humboldt, IA
- Airport: Humboldt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7349° N, 94.2455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HUMBOLDT MUNI (0K7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7349&lon=-94.2455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2CL-1992-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 269 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730031909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STALL ON FINAL APPROACH KNOCKING ONE LANDING GEAR OFF. LATER MADE GEAR-UP LANDING.

## 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 MKC80DCD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD27), Jul 30, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N2CL), Humboldt, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2CL (2)

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

- [Accident 19890102000049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890102000049A), Jan 2, 1989: Piper PA28R200 (N2CL), Indianapolis, IN, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Took off into known icing conditions. Found pitot heat switch off after crash and pitot probe ice covered.
- [Incident 19850119004529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850119004529I), Jan 19, 1985: Piper PA28R200 (N2CL), Duncombe, IA, Minor damage. Crankcase vent pipe frozen over. Excessive oil pressure forced oil through crankshaft front seal. Landed in field.

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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