# Incident 19811017085889I: Piper PA34200, Manning, SC, October 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1981, 02:45 local time
- Place: Manning, SC
- Airport: Clarendon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6938° N, 80.2165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manning, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6938&lon=-80.2165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43130, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017085889I

## Narrative

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

LANDED AND TAXIED TO RAMP FOLLOWED BY US CUSTOMS AIRPLANE. TAXIED OFF RAMP IN A DITCH. FLED SCENE. ILLEGAL CARGO.

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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