# Accident 19820723034289A: Piper PA60601P, Wickenburg, AZ, July 23, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1982, 20:50 local time
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9858° N, 112.7683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wickenburg, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9858&lon=-112.7683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3642T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3642T-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 49 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820723034289A

## Narrative

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

LOW TIME VFR PILOT PROCEEDED INTO AREA OF SEVERE WEATHER. LOST CONTROL. AIRFRAME SEPARATED IN FLIGHT FROM OVERLOAD.

## 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 LAX82FA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA275), Jul 24, 1982: Piper PA-601P (N3642T), South Of Wicken, AZ, destroyed, 2 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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