# Accident 19820829042139A: Piper PA28R201T, State Road, NC, August 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1982, 17:18 local time
- Place: State Road, NC
- Airport: Elkin Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3310° N, 80.8494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3310&lon=-80.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38231, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38231-1983-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 393 total, 332 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820829042139A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO TREES ON FORCED LANDING. OPEN FIELDS IN AREA. FUEL SELECTOR ON AN EMPTY TANK. SHOULDER HARNESS STOWED.

## 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 ATL82FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA251), Aug 29, 1982: Piper PA-28R-201T (N38231), State Road, NC, 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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