# Accident 19820330006789A: Piper PA32300, Van Wert, OH, March 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Van Wert, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8606° N, 84.5793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8606&lon=-84.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2866M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2866M-2012-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 403
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 28 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820330006789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING AND IT CRASHED INTO BANK OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI82DA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA106), Mar 30, 1982: Piper PA-32-300 (N2866M), Van Wert, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2866M (1)

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

- [Incident 19811124086249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811124086249I), Nov 24, 1981: Piper PA32300 (N2866M), Nevada, MO, Minor damage. Nose tire blew out on landing. Damaged wheel and nose gear fork. Tire worn smooth. Not replaced since aircraft new.

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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