# Accident 19800914042109A: Piper J3L65, Ocala, FL, September 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Silver Springs
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28109, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28109-1993-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L65
- Reported engine: LYC O145B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800914042109A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FOUND IN WOODED AREA AFTER MISSING FOR TWO HOURS. FLIGHT WAS TO BE SHORT PASSENGER HOP.

## 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 MIA80FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FA101), Sep 14, 1980: Piper J3L-65 (N28109), Ocala, FL, destroyed, 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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