# Accident 19820802034679A: Piper PA28140, Gorham, NH, August 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1982, 17:15 local time
- Place: Gorham, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3933° N, 71.1982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gorham, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3933&lon=-71.1982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5566F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5566F-1984-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 7 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FNC13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNC13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820802034679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA DURING A PERIOD OF LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY.

## 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 NYC82FNC13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNC13), Aug 2, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N5566F), Beans Purchase, NH, destroyed, 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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