# Accident 19801002049919A: Piper PA32RT300T, Merced, CA, October 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1980, 17:36 local time
- Place: Merced, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21307, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21307-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 35 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA03-128660) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002049919A

## Narrative

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

BELIEVE LOW FUEL. CAME OVER RUNWAY GEAR UP TOO FAST. BEGAN GO-AROUND. ENGINE QUIT. CRASHED. FUEL SELECT EMPTY TANK.

## 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 LAX80FVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA03-128660), Oct 2, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N21307), Merced, CA, 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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