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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Missing Aircraft · August 31, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 31, 1980
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N21170Piper PA-24
Status
Completed · report September 19, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
128762

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1850  80/8/31    MISSING AIRCRAFT    PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 160
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N21170              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BOISE,ID                    RETURN                       MCCALL,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N21170
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.