# Incident 19820612036559I: Piper PA32*, Elberta, AL, June 12, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1982, 15:45 local time
- Place: Elberta, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3736° N, 87.5959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elberta, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3736&lon=-87.5959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3392W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3392W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32*
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 2 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820612036559I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL, DROPPED SKY DIVERS, DEAD STICKED INTO FIELD TO AVOID SKY DIVERS OVER AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N3392W (4)

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

- [Accident 19840804037849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840804037849A), Aug 4, 1984: Piper PA32260 (N3392W), Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed fuel tank to run dry and aircraft crashed during emergency landing.
- [Incident 19840415021359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840415021359I), Apr 15, 1984: Piper PA32260 (N3392W), Bountiful, UT, Minor damage. Left main gear dropped off on liftoff. Climbed, dropped jumpers before landing. Torque link bolt lost. Worn out.
- [Incident 19790715020979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715020979I), Jul 15, 1979: Piper PA32260 (N3392W), Powers, OR, Minor damage. Overran runway end after landing on wet grass.
- [Incident 19780513033479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780513033479I), May 13, 1978: Piper PA32/ (N3392W), Midvale, ID, Minor damage. Forced landing after encountering adverse weather.

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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