# Accident 19820703028169A: Piper PA32260, Norman Cay, Bahamas, July 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1982, 12:55 local time
- Place: Norman Cay, Bahamas
- Airport: Norman Cay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3244W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3244W-1985-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 1,030 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703028169A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE, FUMES IN COCKPIT. ELECTED TO LAND AT NEAREST AIRPORT. HIGH SINK RATE AND POWER LOSS ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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