# Accident 19820216052389A: Piper PA31T2, Springfield, KY, February 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1982, 20:19 local time
- Place: Springfield, KY
- Airport: Lebanon Springfie
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6800° N, 85.2204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6800&lon=-85.2204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2517X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2517X-1990-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T2 (registry code 7103127, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T2
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A135
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820216052389A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND ATTEMPTING NIGHT VISUAL LANDING IN WEATHER BELOW MINIMA. ALTIMETER SETTING INCORRECT.

## 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 ATL82FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA055), Feb 17, 1982: Piper PA-31T2 (N2517X), Springfield, KY, destroyed, 8 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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