# NTSB CHI80FET26: Piper PA-32R, N1321H, Syracuse, IN, August 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1980
- Place: Syracuse, IN · SYRACUSE, IN
- Location: 41.4219° N, 85.7498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4219&lon=-85.7498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FET26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2890  80/8/18    SYRACUSE,IN         PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1770
        TIME - 0730                    N1321H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAWASEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYRACUSE,IN                 CARBONDALE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- ACFT MUSHED INTO CORN FLD AFTER TKOF FM 2200FT RWY.RWY WAS SOFT FM RECENT RAIN.4-6IN GRASS ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1321H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1321H), registered now, S/N 32R-7780152 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wawasee

## 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 19800818036529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800818036529A), Aug 18, 1980: Piper PA32R300, Syracuse, IN, Substantial damage. Unable to accelerate on runway with soft ground and wet grass. Pulled it off at runway end settled into tall corn.

## Other investigations on N1321H (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 MIA97LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA145), Apr 23, 1997: Piper PA-32R-300 (N1321H), Augusta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: flight by the pilot into known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control during the landing flare, and collision with the terrain. The adverse weather with nearby…

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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