# NTSB FTW81FA017: Piper PA-32R, N12ML, Hagarville, AR, December 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1980
- Place: Hagarville, AR · HAGARVILLE, AR
- Location: 35.5150° N, 93.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hagarville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5150&lon=-93.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FA017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3690  80/12/14 NR.HAGARVILLE,AR      PIPER PA-32R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1600
        TIME - 1139                    N12ML               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOT SPRINGS,AR              NEWTON,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- #3 CYL INTK VALVE FAILED, REASON UNDETERMINED. ACFT PULLED UP ON SHORT FINAL TO AVOID TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12ML](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12ML-2014-09-03), registration cancelled 2014-09-03, S/N 32R-7680226, built 1976 (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)
- 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: Destroyed

## 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 19801214075899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801214075899A), Dec 14, 1980: Piper PA32R300, Hagarville, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost power, struck trees while trying to land in a pasture. Engine swallowed a valve. Mayday call before crash.

## Other investigations on N12ML (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 MKC78DCD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD46), Aug 25, 1978: Piper PA-32R (N12ML), Des Moines, IA, 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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