# Accident 19820626024919A: Piper PA32260, Belle Chasse, LA, June 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1982, 11:30 local time
- Place: Belle Chasse, LA
- Airport: Southern Seaplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8660° N, 90.0223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHERN SEAPLANE (65LA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8660&lon=-90.0223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3446W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3446W-2013-04-16) (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 PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,176 total, 2,176 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FRD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRD16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820626024919A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES AND EMBANKMENT. NO ENGINE WARM UP OR CHECK. CONNECTING RODS FAILED.

## 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 FTW82FRD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRD16), Jun 26, 1982: Piper PA-32-260 (N3446W), Belle Chasse, LA, substantial damage, 1 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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