# Incident 19820528054219I: Piper PA31P, Lake Charles, LA, May 28, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1982, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Lake Charles
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Charles, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2266&lon=-93.2174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222SA-1989-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31P (registry code 7103120, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A135
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,056 total, 36 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82IA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82IA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820528054219I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. EMERGENCY DESCENT. TURNED OFF ELECTRICS, PUT PASSENGERS ON OXYGEN, CIGARETTE LIGHTER SHORTED OUT.

## 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 FTW82IA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82IA209), May 28, 1982: Piper PA-31P-135 (N222SA), Lake Charles, LA, incident, minor 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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