Piper PA-32R N2543Q
6 March 1980 · Ocala, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 March 1980 at about 06:57 local time, a Piper PA-32R registered N2543Q, operated by Donald Nash, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ocala, Florida, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ocala, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jim Taylor
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32R
- Registration
- N2543Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Donald Nash
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Ft.myers, Fl → Gainesville, Fl
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0982
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 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.
Other Piper PA-32R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Orange, Virginia, United States | Lincoln Lease | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Hagarville, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Belleville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Needles, California, United States | Great American | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Air North, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-32R | Ozark, Missouri, United States | Stewart AVN | No injuries | - |
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 | - |