# Accident 19820429012719A: Piper PA60600, Portland, TX, April 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1982, 12:58 local time
- Place: Portland, TX
- Airport: Hunt
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8704° N, 97.3194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8704&lon=-97.3194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133TS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 18 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820429012719A

## Narrative

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

LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED WITH LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AIRCRAFT HIT SHORT OF RUNWAY. CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION UNDETERMINED.

## 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 FTW82FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA156), Apr 29, 1982: Smith Aerostar 600 (N133TS), Portland, TX, destroyed

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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