# Accident 19800817037589A: Piper PA28R180, Jackson, WY, August 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4719° N, 110.7753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4719&lon=-110.7753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4560J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4560J-1982-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 31 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800817037589A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN IN MOUNTAIN PASS WITH GEAR & FLAPS DOWN. STRUCK TREES ON MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 DEN80FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA054), Aug 17, 1980: Piper PA-24R (N4560J), Jackson, WY, substantial damage, 1 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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