# Accident 19801213075641A: Piper PA38112, Ormond Beach, FL, December 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1980, 20:15 local time
- Place: Ormond Beach, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.2858° N, 81.0559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ormond Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2858&lon=-81.0559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2577C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2577C-1982-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 128 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FLA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801213075641A

## Narrative

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

ON UNAUTHORIZED NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY, TAXIED TOO FAST ON TAXIWAY. TRIED BUT FAILED TO LIFT OVER N257ER ON RUNUP PAD.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N257ER, Piper PA44180: [Accident 19801213075642A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801213075642A)

## 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 MIA81FLA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FLA09), Dec 13, 1980: Piper PA-38 (N2577C), Ormond Beach, FL, 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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