# Accident 19801214075899A: Piper PA32R300, Hagarville, AR, December 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1980, 11:39 local time
- Place: Hagarville, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5150° N, 93.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagarville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5150&lon=-93.3321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12ML-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 18 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801214075899A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER, STRUCK TREES WHILE TRYING TO LAND IN A PASTURE. ENGINE SWALLOWED A VALVE. MAYDAY CALL BEFORE CRASH.

## 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 FTW81FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA017), Dec 14, 1980: Piper PA-32R (N12ML), Hagarville, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N12ML (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780825022419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780825022419A), Aug 25, 1978: Piper PA32R300 (N12ML), Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Lt MLG dropped into hole beside taxiway.

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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