# Accident 19800912041659A: Piper PA32300, Litchfield, MN, September 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1980, 13:10 local time
- Place: Litchfield, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1220° N, 94.5259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Litchfield, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1220&lon=-94.5259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3559C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3559C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1G5 (registry code 41674, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1g5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 239 total, 145 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DER67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DER67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800912041659A

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST ON WET GRASS RUNWAY, SKIDDED SIDWAYS OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI80DER67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DER67), Sep 12, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N3559C), Litchfield, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3559C (1)

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

- [Incident 19901228064729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901228064729I), Dec 28, 1990: Piper PA32300 (N3559C), Fort Pierce, FL. Pilot used taxiway instead of runway for takeoff. Engine problem on climb and returned to airport.

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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