# Accident 19800803034969A: Piper J5A, Daytona Beach, FL, August 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1980, 16:42 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30882, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30882-2019-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 548 total, 259 in this make and model, 266 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DLA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800803034969A

## Narrative

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

BANNER TOW PILOT DITCHED IN OCEAN AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. NO CAUSE COULD BE FOUND FOR ENGINE QUITTING.

## 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 MIA80DLA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA31), Aug 3, 1980: Piper J5A (N30882), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N30882 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780705042349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780705042349I), Jul 5, 1978: Piper J5A (N30882), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Minor damage. Engine failure due to separation of a connecting rod cap for no 2 cyl. Rod bolt Lycoming number 74667 broke.

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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