# Accident 19820104000249A: Piper PA28161, Pleasant Hill, OR, January 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1982, 16:22 local time
- Place: Pleasant Hill, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0602° N, 123.0801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0602&lon=-123.0801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8265A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8265A-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 27 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820104000249A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED SPINNING OUT OF A CLOUD AND DISINTEGRATING. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VMC.ON THE SURFACE.

## 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 SEA82FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA015), Jan 5, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N8265A), Pleasant Hill, OR, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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