# Accident 19801001048619A: Piper PA24250, Lodi, CA, October 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1980, 20:30 local time
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Airport: Lodi-Linds
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1216° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1216&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7543P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7543P-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,197 total, 208 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001048619A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER LEAVING TRAFIC PATTERN. TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK TO AIRPORT, HIT LIGHT POLE. POSSIBLE FUEL MISUSE.

## 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 LAX80FVD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD01), Oct 1, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N7543P), Lodi, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7543P (1)

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

- [Accident 19730411007009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730411007009A), Apr 11, 1973: Piper PA24250 (N7543P), Lodi, CA, Substantial damage. Acft lndd in a pasture. Plt selected r MN tank aftr eng quit. All other tanks dry.

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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