# NTSB LAX80DUG55: Piper PA-22, N9547D, Adelanto, CA, August 14, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1980
- Place: Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Location: 34.5828° N, 117.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adelanto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5828&lon=-117.4092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1937  80/8/14    ADELANTO,CA         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 71, 3351
        TIME - 0600                    N9547D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 805 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADELANTO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BIG BEAR,CA                 ADELANTO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9547D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9547D), registered now, S/N 22-6464 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Adelanto

## 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 19800814037649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800814037649A), Aug 14, 1980: Piper PA22160, Adelanto, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot overshot landing and flipped aircraft inverted.

## Other investigations on N9547D (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 WPR10LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA083), Dec 15, 2009: Piper PA-22-160 (N9547D), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel system as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.

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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