# Accident 19811221081629A: Piper PA32300, Bergheim, TX, December 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bergheim, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8274° N, 98.5753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bergheim, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8274&lon=-98.5753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4192R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4192R-2012-08-01) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 225 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811221081629A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE, CRASH LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. WAS FUELED 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO FLIGHT.AIRBORNE ONLY 20 MIN.

## 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 FTW82FRG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG18), Dec 21, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N4192R), Bergheim, TX, 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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