# Accident 19820508014349A: Piper PA60600, Burbank, CA, May 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1982, 06:16 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1700° N, 118.3098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1700&lon=-118.3098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8007J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8007J-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1J5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820508014349A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF IN IMC. PILOT IN RIGHT SEAT WAS INSTRUMENT RATED.

## 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 LAX82FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA161), May 8, 1982: Smith Aerostar 600 (N8007J), Burbank, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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