# NTSB LAX80DVW09: Piper PA-28, N6531C, Beatty, NV, January 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1980
- Place: Beatty, NV · BEATTY, NV
- Location: 36.9962° N, 116.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beatty, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9962&lon=-116.7235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVW09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVW09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1509   80/1/3    BEATTY,NV           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1815                    N6531C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEATTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA CRUZ,CA               LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6531C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6531C), registered now, S/N 28-7890380, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Beatty

## 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 19800103000629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800103000629A), Jan 3, 1980: Piper PA28181, Beatty, NV, Substantial damage. Airplane struck a runway light turning off runway after landing.

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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