# Accident 19820804069399A: Piper PA32260, Raleigh, NC, August 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1982, 23:49 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 35.8205° N, 78.6493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8205&lon=-78.6493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4076W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4076W-1984-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,928 total, 510 in this make and model, 216 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820804069399A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ENGINE THEN QUIT. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 ATL82FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA229), Aug 5, 1982: Piper PA-32-260 (N4076W), Raleigh, NC, 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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