# Accident 19820128002229A: Piper PA32260, Louisville, KY, January 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1982, 17:43 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2702° N, 85.6206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2702&lon=-85.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3654W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3654W-1988-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 751 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820128002229A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON 3 MILE FINAL. STRUCK TREES LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE. FUEL STARVATION. FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS.

## 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 ATL82DA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA043), Jan 28, 1982: Piper PA-32-260 (N3654W), Louisville, KY, 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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