# Accident 19800809037539A: Piper PA32260, Dodgeville, WI, August 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Dodgeville, WI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9660° N, 90.1297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dodgeville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9660&lon=-90.1297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3954W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3954W-2025-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 479 total, 103 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEP50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809037539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI80DEP50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP50), Aug 9, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N3954W), Dodgeville, WI, 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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