# Accident 19820425013729A: Piper PA23, Louisville, KY, April 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1982, 14:30 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1227P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1227P-2020-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O340A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 20 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425013729A

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION IN FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING FOUND MOST OF RUDDER MISSING. IMPROPER PATCH AT RUDDER TRIM FAILED. NO RECORD.

## 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 ATL82DA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA115), Apr 25, 1982: Piper PA-23 (N1227P), Louisville, KY, 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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