# Accident 19801220077399A: Piper PA32R300, Belleville, MI, December 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Belleville, MI
- Airport: Larsen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1985° N, 83.4800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belleville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1985&lon=-83.4800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5421F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5421F-1988-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total, 180 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801220077399A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND LANDING ON SHORT SNOW-COVERED STRIP. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN CROSSING DITCH.

## 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 CHI81FEC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC07), Dec 20, 1980: Piper PA-32R (N5421F), Belleville, MI, 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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