# Accident 19820213004259A: Piper PA34220T, Sonma, CA, February 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1982, 16:45 local time
- Place: Sonma, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4402° N, 122.7794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4402&lon=-122.7794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8455Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8455Y-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820213004259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT UNDER LOW CEILING AFTER INSTRUMENT APPROACH. AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX82FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA074), Feb 14, 1982: Piper PA-34 (N8455Y), Near Sonoma, CA, destroyed, 1 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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