# Accident 19820731033759A: Piper PA28R180, San Pedro, CA, July 31, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1982, 13:05 local time
- Place: San Pedro, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7306° N, 118.2902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7306&lon=-118.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3935T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3935T-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 200 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820731033759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE SWITCHING FUEL TANKS. DITCHED IN OCEAN. AIRCRAFT HAD SAT OUT FOR 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX82DA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA284), Jul 31, 1982: Piper PA-28R (N3935T), San Pedro, CA, destroyed

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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