# NTSB SEA80DYM37: Piper PA-28, N32526, Yamhill, OR, May 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1980
- Place: Yamhill, OR · YAMHILL, OR
- Location: 45.3408° N, 123.1845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yamhill, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3408&lon=-123.1845&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYM37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0628  80/5/18  NR.YAMHILL,OR         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 130
        TIME - 0930                    N32526              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING M RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALEM,OR                   YAMHILL,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32526](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32526), registered now, S/N 28-7525079 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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 M Ranch

## 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 19800518017949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800518017949A), May 18, 1980: Piper PA28140, Yamhill, OR, Substantial damage. Stalled on short final. Airplane struck ground short of runway. Collapsed gear, bounced onto runway.

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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