# Accident 19801019088299A: Piper PA32R300, Weeki Wachee, FL, October 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Weeki Wachee, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5156° N, 82.5729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weeki Wachee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5156&lon=-82.5729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1714H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1714H-1983-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 11 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801019088299A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES WHILE TRYING TO LAND ON A ROAD. ILLEGAL DRUG FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA81FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA004), Oct 19, 1980: Piper PA-32R (N1714H), Weeki Wachee, FL, destroyed, 1 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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