# Accident 19820512032089A: Piper PA28181, Port Angels, WA, May 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1982, 22:30 local time
- Place: Port Angels, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9899° N, 123.2490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9899&lon=-123.2490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8113B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8113B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 14 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820512032089A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED RISING TERRAIN ON NIGHT FLIGHT. WING STRUCK TREES BANKING TO LOWER TERRAIN. LANDED SAFELY AT AIRPORT.

## 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 SEA82DA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA069), May 13, 1982: Piper PA 28-181 (N8113B), Port Angeles, WA, 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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