# Accident 19811101070809A: Piper PA32260, Lanai City, HI, November 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1981, 10:08 local time
- Place: Lanai City, HI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.8279° N, 156.9147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lanai City, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8279&lon=-156.9147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3864W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3864W-1982-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 107 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FJA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FJA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811101070809A

## Narrative

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

SCUD RUNNING IN RAIN, LOW CEILING AND FOG AT NIGHT. FLEW INTO TREES IN RISING TERRAIN. PULLUP IMPACT. NO IFR RATING

## 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 LAX82FJA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FJA02), Nov 1, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N3864W), Lanai City, HI, destroyed

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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