# Accident 19820829042619A: Piper PA28R200, Mediapolis, IA, August 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1982, 21:59 local time
- Place: Mediapolis, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0010° N, 91.1594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0010&lon=-91.1594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56373, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56373-1982-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 25 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820829042619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING THUNDERSTORM. WRECKAGE WAS NOT LOCATED IN ONE SPOT INDICATING INFLIGHT BREAKUP.

## 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 MKC82FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA161), Aug 30, 1982: Piper PA-28R-200 (N56373), Mediapolis, IA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N56373 (2)

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

- [Accident 19790909042029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909042029A), Sep 9, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N56373), Moline, IL, Substantial damage. Mechanic replaced oil quick-drain with the wrong part. Drain was knocked off when gear retracted.
- [Accident 19780128000769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128000769A), Jan 28, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N56373), Plaquemine, LA, 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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