# Accident 19810712045469A: Piper PA32260, Little Rock, AR, July 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1981, 14:40 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4807S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4807S-1982-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,794 total, 302 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPG54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810712045469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CYLINDER INTAKE CAM FAILED, CLEARED FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. UNABLE TO MAKE RUNWAY, DITCHED IN RIVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW81FPG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPG54), Jul 12, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N4807S), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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