# Accident 19801023063429A: Piper PA60601P, Wilma, FL, October 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1980, 10:43 local time
- Place: Wilma, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8250J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8250J-1983-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801023063429A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN A LEVEL 2 WEATHER ECHO ICING AND TURBULENCE. AIRFRAME SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. EXCEEDED LOAD LIMITS.

## 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 MIA81FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA007), Oct 23, 1980: Piper 601P (N8250J), Wilma, FL, 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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