# Accident 19801027058739A: Piper PA28180, Lake Placid, NY, October 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lake Placid, NY
- Airport: Lake Placid
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2645° N, 73.9619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE PLACID (LKP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2645&lon=-73.9619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54563, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54563-1981-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,350 total, 2,650 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801027058739A

## Narrative

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

MADE QUARTERING TAILWIND TAKEOFF, FULL LOAD, DOWNWIND TURN. STALLED INTO TREES. POSSIBLE DOWNDRAFT IN AREA.

## 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 NYC81FFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA02), Oct 27, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N54563), Lake Placid, NY, 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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