- Date
- August 25, 1980
- Place
- Zolfo Springs, FL · ZOLFO SPRINGS, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8982NPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800825037309A
- Case key
- 129669
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2080 80/8/25 ZOLFO SPRINGS,FL PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - UNK/NR N8982N PX- 0 0 0 OTHER UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MARIJUANA FND NR WRECKAGE.OCCUPANTS NOT LOCATED.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.ACFT CABIN AREA BURNED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8982N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8982NRegistration cancelled Nov 16, 2012 · Piper PA-32-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.