# Accident 19820104000609A: Piper PA34200T, Las Vegas, NV, January 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1982, 21:20 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.1293° N, 115.1707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1293&lon=-115.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1956H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1956H-2009-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,505 total, 266 in this make and model, 266 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820104000609A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN EN ROUTE AT NIGHT. CLOUDS REPORTED AT LEVEL OF IMPACT. PILOT JUDGMENT A FACTOR.

## 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 LAX82FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA038), Jan 5, 1982: Piper PA-34-200T (N1956H), Near Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 2 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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