# Incident 19811219087799I: Piper PA32300, Ridgeville, SC, December 19, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1981
- Place: Ridgeville, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0937° N, 80.3174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgeville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0937&lon=-80.3174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333BK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333BK-2014-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- 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/19811219087799I

## Narrative

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

SHERIFF FOUND AIRCRAFT IN A SMALL CLEARING. LANDING GEAR RIPPED OFF. LAW INVESTIGATING FOR SMUGGLING OPERATIONS.

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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