# NTSB FTW80FA080: Piper PA-32, N6535C, Lakeview, AR, May 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1980
- Place: Lakeview, AR · LAKEVIEW, AR
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131203
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FA080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0702  80/5/27  NR.LAKEVIEW,AR        PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 920
        TIME - 1935                    N6535C              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GASTON'S
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOT SPRINGS,AR             LAKEVIEW,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6535C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6535C-1982-11-18), registration cancelled 1982-11-18, S/N 32-7840087 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gaston'S

## 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 19800527018319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800527018319A), May 27, 1980: Piper PA32300, Lakeview, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Landed halfway down short strip. Tried to go around from last third. Struck trees off end of strip.

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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