# NTSB CHI80DEX06: Piper PA-31, N719P, W Lafayette, IN, March 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1980
- Place: W Lafayette, IN · W LAFAYETTE, IN
- Location: 40.4437° N, 86.9236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4437&lon=-86.9236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEX06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEX06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0324  80/3/28    W LAFAYETTE,IN      PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2304                    N719P               PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  AGE 55, 8635 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            279 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PURDUE UNIVERSITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTHBEND,IN                W LAFAYETTE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N719P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N719P), registered now, S/N 31-272, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Purdue University

## 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 19800328007369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800328007369A), Mar 28, 1980: Piper PA31, West Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit tree during instrument approach. Pilot claimed wind shear.

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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