# Accident 19801014058279A: Piper PA30, Destin, FL, October 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4022° N, 86.4673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Destin, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4022&lon=-86.4673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811LE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N811LE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,150 total, 298 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DKJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801014058279A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR DAMAGED FROM PREVIOUS HARD LANDING. POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER PRIOR TO FULL DOWN. FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN.

## 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 MIA81DKJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKJ02), Oct 14, 1980: Piper PA-30 (N811LE), Destin, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N811LE (1)

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

- [Accident 20260223001569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260223001569A), Feb 23, 2026: Piper PA-30 (N811LE), Big Bear, CA, Substantial damage. On February 23, 2026 at 1759 PST a Piper PA-30 experienced a landing gear collapse during landing at Big Bear city airport (L35), it slid to a stop on the…

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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