# Accident 19820304002179A: Piper 602P, Pine Cay, Bahamas, March 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1982, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pine Cay, Bahamas
- Airport: Pine Cay
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N68915 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 602P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 514 total, 122 in this make and model, 184 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820304002179A

## Narrative

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

SURGING ENGINE ON BOUNCY TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO CLIMB, STALLED, CRASH LANDED. DID NOT USE SINGLE ENGINE PROCEDURE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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