# Accident 19820105000549A: Piper PA24250, Lonoke, AR, January 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1982, 09:54 local time
- Place: Lonoke, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7794° N, 91.8895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7794&lon=-91.8895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5304P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5304P-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 522 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820105000549A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DESCENT FOR DESTINATION. LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 FTW82DA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA037), Jan 5, 1982: Piper PA-24-250 (N5304P), Lonoke, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5304P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19751118035149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751118035149A), Nov 18, 1975: Piper PA24250 (N5304P), Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Cb out when pushed in gr operated nmly.

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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