# NTSB MIA80DLA35: Piper PA-28, N5331W, Archer, FL, July 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1980
- Place: Archer, FL · ARCHER, FL
- Location: 29.5458° N, 82.5170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Archer, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5458&lon=-82.5170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2442  80/7/22    ARCHER,FL           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 535
        TIME - 0700                    N5331W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING TEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARCHER,FL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5331W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5331W), registered now, S/N 28-388, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (registry code 7102801) (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: Flying Ten

## 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 19800722037849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800722037849A), Jul 22, 1980: Piper PA28/, Archer, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to drift into fence during takeoff.

## Other investigations on N5331W (2)

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 MIA73FLA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLA27), Feb 17, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N5331W), Archer, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70FKT26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FKT26), Jun 18, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N5331W), W.Hollywood, FL, 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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