Piper PA-32 N21307
2 October 1980 · Merced, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 October 1980 at about 17:36 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N21307 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Merced, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Merced, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merced Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N21307
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2828
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DECLARED EMERG, LOW FUEL.OVRSHOT RWY.GEAR WENT DWN, UP, DWN.AUTO GEAR SYS.FUEL SEL, R TNKS.FIRE DMG L.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-32 | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-32 | Shedidan, Arkansas, United States | Yellow Bird St | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-32 | Smithfield, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-32 | Loreauville, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-32 | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-32 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |