# Accident 19820506014079A: Piper PA28R180, Front Royal, VA, May 6, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1982, 16:45 local time
- Place: Front Royal, VA
- Airport: Warren Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9175° N, 78.2534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9175&lon=-78.2534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4903J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4903J-1984-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820506014079A

## Narrative

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

HISSING NOISE FROM ENGINE OVER AIRPORT AT 6000 FEET. LANDED SHORT IN TREES. LEAKY EXHAUST RISER. ANNUAL OVERDUE.

## 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 ATL82DA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA126), May 6, 1982: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4903J), Front Royal, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4903J (1)

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

- [Incident 19780612045449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780612045449I), Jun 12, 1978: Piper PA28R180 (N4903J), Gaithersberg, MD, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed during hard landing.

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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