# Accident 19801228086679A: Piper PA32260, Philadelphia, PA, December 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1980, 17:41 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3694W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3694W-2011-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,079 total, 280 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801228086679A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO RIVER BEYOND DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY ON MISSED APPROACH. CEILING & VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO, CRASH AREA.

## 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 NYC81FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA017), Dec 28, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N3694W), Philadelphia, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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