# Accident 19800825037309A: Piper PA32300, Zolfo Springs, FL, August 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1980, 06:00 local time
- Place: Zolfo Springs, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4926° N, 81.7868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zolfo Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4926&lon=-81.7868&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8982N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8982N-2012-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD91) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800825037309A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FOUND IN REMOTE AREA CRASHED AND PURPOSELY BURNED. EVIDENCE INDICATES ILLEGAL DRUG OPERATION.

## 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 MIA80FLD91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD91), Aug 25, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N8982N), Zolfo Springs, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N8982N (1)

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

- [Accident 19770220003839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770220003839A), Feb 20, 1977: Piper PA32300 (N8982N), PA, 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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