# Accident 19820215004219A: Piper PA23, Corydon, IN, February 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1982, 17:45 local time
- Place: Corydon, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2094° N, 86.1198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2094&lon=-86.1198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1108P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1108P-2003-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 679 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820215004219A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES LOSS OF ENGINE OR ENGINES ENROUTE DUE WATER IN FUEL. STORED OUTSIDE PAST YEAR. PILOT NOT RATED IN TYPE.

## 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 CHI82FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA048), Feb 15, 1982: Piper PA-23 (N1108P), Corydon, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N1108P (1)

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

- [Incident 19801025081919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801025081919I), Oct 25, 1980: Piper PA23 (N1108P), Belle Chasse, LA, Minor damage. After several touch and go landings, the nose gear collapsed while taxiing in. Found internal corrosion.

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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