# Accident 19820527021339A: Piper PA24250, Apple Valley, CA, May 27, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1982, 18:15 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5700° N, 117.1508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5700&lon=-117.1508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6503P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6503P-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 4,200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820527021339A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED PARTIAL POWER LOSS. CRASH LANDED IN DESERT. NOTHING FOUND TO ACCOUNT FOR PROBLEM EXCEPT EN ROUTE WEATHER.

## 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 LAX82DA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA198), May 28, 1982: Piper PA-24-250 (N6503P), Apple Valley, CA, 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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