# NTSB SEA80DYP12: Piper PA-38, N24563, Sandpoint, ID, January 31, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1980
- Place: Sandpoint, ID · SANDPOINT, ID
- Location: 48.2817° N, 116.5600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandpoint, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2817&lon=-116.5600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYP12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYP12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0719  80/1/31    SANDPOINT,ID        PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1220                    N24563              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDPOINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANDPOINT,ID                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- VEERED INTO SNOWBANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24563](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24563-2018-03-12), registration cancelled 2018-03-12, S/N 38-79A1132, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sandpoint

## 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 19800131002029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800131002029A), Jan 31, 1980: Piper PA38112, Sandpoint, WA, Substantial damage. Ballooned on landing. Stalled. Hit runway. Veered into a snowbank on edge of runway. Sheared off landing gear.

## Other investigations on N24563 (1)

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 SEA93LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA007), Oct 11, 1992: Piper PA-38-112 (N24563), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FUEL EXHAUSTION AND INADEQUATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS.

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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