# Accident 19820821040739A: Piper PA28160, Knox, IN, August 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1982, 10:30 local time
- Place: Knox, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2910° N, 86.6212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knox, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2910&lon=-86.6212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5796W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5796W-1989-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,550 total, 1,505 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821040739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## 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 CHI82DA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA324), Aug 21, 1982: Piper PA-28-160 (N5796W), Knox, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5796W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800705024929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705024929A), Jul 5, 1980: Piper PA28160 (N5796W), Lacon, IL, Substantial damage. High density altitude takeoff over gross weight & one mag out. Unable to climb. High sink rate to impact.

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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