# NTSB LAX80FA110: Piper PA-30, N2ML, Gardnerville, NV, June 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1980
- Place: Gardnerville, NV · GARDNERVILLE, NV
- Location: 38.9390° N, 119.7369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gardnerville, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9390&lon=-119.7369&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136398
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FA110
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA110

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1847  80/6/17  NR.GARDNERVILLE,NV    PIPER PA-30         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 840
        TIME - 2005                    N2ML                PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARSON CITY,NV              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2ML](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2ML-1982-05-14), registration cancelled 1982-05-14, S/N 30-1180, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (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 19800617057579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617057579A), Jun 17, 1980: Piper PA30, Gardenville, NV, Destroyed. Nosed up, entered spin. Recovered, but failed to pull out of dive before impact. Indicates one engine idled at stall

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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