# Accident 19820402007769A: Piper PA36285, Delray Beach, FL, April 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1982, 16:20 local time
- Place: Delray Beach, FL
- Airport: Basso
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.4559° N, 80.0904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delray Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4559&lon=-80.0904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57750, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57750-1984-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,768 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82FKT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FKT09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820402007769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER, CAUGHT FIRE. DITCHED IN A CANAL. ENGINE INTAKE PIPE SPLIT OPEN. STRETCHED OVERHEATED VALVES.

## 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 MIA82FKT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FKT09), Apr 2, 1982: Piper PA-36 (N57750), Delray Beach, FL, substantial damage

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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