# Incident 19820716047229I: Piper PA32*, Pinedale, WY, July 16, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1982, 14:30 local time
- Place: Pinedale, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8676° N, 109.8705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pinedale, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8676&lon=-109.8705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2750M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2750M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32*
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820716047229I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHEN PILOT SWITCHED TANKS. LANDED IN A FIELD. NO DEFECTS.BELIEVED TO BE FUEL VAPOR LOCK.

## Other reports on N2750M (1)

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

- [Incident 20010520008689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010520008689I), May 20, 2001: Piper PA32300 (N2750M), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. (-23)Aircraft N2750M, PA-32-300, struck edge light and taxiway light after landing Bradley runway 06 at approximately 1600EDT, 5/20/01. Damage to the aircraft…

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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