# Incident 19820428018459I: Piper J3C65, Orangeburg, SC, April 28, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1982, 19:00 local time
- Place: Orangeburg, SC
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4936° N, 80.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orangeburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4936&lon=-80.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6232H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6232H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 25 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820428018459I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND WHILE FLYING LOW OVER A WHEAT FIELD. PILOT INJURED SLIGHTLY.

## Other reports on N6232H (1)

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

- [Accident 20240522006439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240522006439A), May 22, 2024: Piper PA-28-161 (N6232H), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. They were flying in the traffic pattern on runway 12R at Vero Beach Regional Airport. On the final lap in the pattern for the day, while turning from the…

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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