# Accident 19820318019149A: Piper PA24260, West Kingsville, TX, March 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1982, 01:58 local time
- Place: West Kingsville, TX
- Airport: Kleberg Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4990° N, 97.8602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4990&lon=-97.8602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8988P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8988P-1993-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,887 total, 238 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820318019149A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL ON NIGHT TAKEOFF. ELEVATOR TRIM FULL UP POSITION. ATTITUDE GYRO FOULED WITH DIRT.

## 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 FTW82FRG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRG26), Mar 18, 1982: Piper PA-24-260 (N8988P), Kingsville, TX, destroyed, 2 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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