# Accident 19800818036529A: Piper PA32R300, Syracuse, IN, August 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Syracuse, IN
- Airport: Wawasee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4189° N, 85.6917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAWASEE (4IN9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4189&lon=-85.6917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1321H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1321H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,770 total, 45 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FET26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800818036529A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON RUNWAY WITH SOFT GROUND AND WET GRASS. PULLED IT OFF AT RUNWAY END SETTLED INTO TALL CORN.

## 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 CHI80FET26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET26), Aug 18, 1980: Piper PA-32R (N1321H), Syracuse, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1321H (1)

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

- [Accident 19970422006329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970422006329A), Apr 22, 1997: Piper PA32R300 (N1321H), Augusta, GA, Substantial damage. Tried to land with thunderstorm overhead. Encountered severe wind shear. Lost control. Landed hard. Folded gear. (-23) before arrival at ags, PIC deas received…

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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