# Accident 19800919042379A: Piper PA32R301T, Smithville, TX, September 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1980, 01:50 local time
- Place: Smithville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0088° N, 97.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0088&lon=-97.1519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8194Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8194Y-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 599 total, 45 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800919042379A

## Narrative

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

IN FLIGHT BREAK UP. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA. FACTORS DARK NIGHT, NO RECENT WEATHER CHECK, PILOT FATIGUE.

## 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 FTW80FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA118), Sep 19, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N8194Y), Smithfield, TX, destroyed, 2 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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