# Accident 19820813038329A: Piper PA28R201, Hawthorne, CA, August 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1982, 19:24 local time
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9103° N, 118.3405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9103&lon=-118.3405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9342C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9342C-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 279 total, 31 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813038329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. UNABLE TO MAKE RUNWAY. CRASH LANDED IN A PARKING LOT. AIRCRAFT HAD NUMEROUS PRIOR SQAWKS.

## 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 LAX82FUD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUD04), Aug 14, 1982: Piper PA-28R-201 (N9342C), Hawthorne, CA, substantial damage

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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