# Accident 19801213075642A: Piper PA44180, 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, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- 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: N257ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,689 total, 70 in this make and model, 280 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/19801213075642A

## Narrative

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

WAS STRUCK BY FAST TAXIING AIRPLANE N2577C WHILE HOLDING ON RUNUP PAD. N2577C TRIED TO LIFT OFF TO AVOID COLLISION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2577C, Piper PA38112: [Accident 19801213075641A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801213075641A)

## 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-44 (N257ER), 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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