# NTSB CHI80DER67: Piper PA-32, N3559C, Litchfield, MN, September 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1980
- Place: Litchfield, MN · LITCHFIELD, MN
- Location: 45.1220° N, 94.5259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Litchfield, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1220&lon=-94.5259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DER67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DER67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2465  80/9/12    LITCHFIELD,MN       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 240
        TIME - 1310                    N3559C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITCHFIELD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUTNAM COUNTY,OH            HENNING,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3559C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3559C), registered now, S/N 32-7940279, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540-K1G5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1g5) (registry code 41674, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Litchfield Muni

## 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 19800912041659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800912041659A), Sep 12, 1980: Piper PA32300, Litchfield, MN, Substantial damage. Landed fast on wet grass runway, skidded sidways off end of runway.

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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