# NTSB ATL80DKM22: Piper PA-28, N8340C, Liberty, NC, August 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1980
- Place: Liberty, NC · LIBERTY, NC
- Location: 35.8550° N, 79.5693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberty, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8550&lon=-79.5693&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DKM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKM22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2192   80/8/5    LIBERTY,NC          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 2200                    N8340C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAUSEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIBERTY,NC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DEVELOPED SINK RATE ON FINAL.PLT STATES LATE ADDING POWER.NARROW RWY.NIGHT APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8340C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340C-2013-07-29), registration cancelled 2013-07-29, S/N 28-7690118, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Causey

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800805036519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800805036519A), Aug 5, 1980: Piper PA28181, Liberty, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot landing at night on narrow runway. Made hard landing, resulting in substantial damage to airplane.

## Other investigations on N8340C (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 ATL81FKM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKM05), Mar 25, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N8340C), Long Island, NC, substantial damage

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.

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