# Accident 19820221002579A: Piper PA28180, Truckee, CA, February 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1982, 18:45 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3646R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3646R-1988-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820221002579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND AT 6700 FEET ELEVATION. THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED WEST OF PROPOSED ROUTE.

## 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 LAX82FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA084), Feb 22, 1982: Piper PA-28-180 (N3646R), Truckee, 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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