# Incident 19820419015209I: Piper PA32260, Wauchula, FL, April 19, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1982
- Place: Wauchula, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5469° N, 81.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wauchula, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5469&lon=-81.8101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5595J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5595J-2010-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820419015209I

## Narrative

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

STOLEN AIRCRAFT USED FOR ILLEGAL DRUG FLIGHT, STRUCK A TREE ROOT WHILE LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. ABANDONED.

## Other reports on N5595J (2)

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

- [Accident 20070709017559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070709017559A), Jul 9, 2007: Piper PA32260 (N5595J), Tyringham, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Pilot elected too late to change course away from a severe thunderstorm.
- [Incident 20030404014859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030404014859I), Apr 4, 2003: Piper PA32260 (N5595J), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On April 4, 2003, at 08:55, a PA32-260, N5595J, operated by Mr. Timothy s. ladd, departed runway 9R at the Lakeland Regional Airport, near Lakeland,…

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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