# NTSB LAX80FVG59: Piper PA-28, N31580, Lower Lake, CA, July 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1980
- Place: Lower Lake, CA · LOWER LAKE, CA
- Location: 38.9130° N, 122.6070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lower Lake, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9130&lon=-122.6070&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVG59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG59

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3366  80/7/20    LOWER LAKE,CA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N31580              PX-  0  1  0  TRAINING                  AGE 25, 1361 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            76 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARCE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LAKEPORT,CA                 SACRAMENTO,CA                LOWER LAKE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           95                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           3                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DA APRX 4000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N31580](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31580-1981-08-28), registration cancelled 1981-08-28, S/N 28-7816564 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pearce Field

## 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 19800720027119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720027119A), Jul 20, 1980: Piper PA28161, Lower Lake, CA, Substantial damage. Too high & fast on downwind landing. Delayed go-around. Struck trees & home on climbout. Flaps were full down.

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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