# Accident 19801130071139A: Piper PA32R300, Adel, OR, November 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Adel, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1774° N, 119.8986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adel, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1774&lon=-119.8986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1260H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 29 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81DYK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801130071139A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND ON ROAD IN HEAVY SNOW-FALL. SKIDDED INTO EMBANKMENT. ADVISED WEATHER MARGINAL BEFORE 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 SEA81DYK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYK01), Nov 30, 1980: Piper PA-32R (N1260H), Adel, OR, 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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