# Accident 19801012052009A: Piper PA28R180, Almira, WA, October 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Almira, WA
- Airport: J-Z
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7221° N, 118.9430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at J-Z Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7221&lon=-118.9430&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4527J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4527J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,700 total, 273 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801012052009A

## Narrative

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

STARTED TAKEOFF ON CURVED TAXIWAY AND/OR RUNWAY. MIST ON WINDSHIELD. SLID ON WET GRASS INTO BORDERING BRUSH.

## 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 SEA81DYP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP02), Oct 12, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N4527J), Almira, WA, substantial damage

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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